The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 8th November 2013 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 8th November 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Conduct oneself in original duets from Beethoven, Handel, and VerdiBEHAVEAAcross 4: Famous Bohemian wanting vodka, shaken or stirred? That's about rightDVORAKAAcross 9: Peers inside a boxJURYAAcross 10: Excelling with toy piano in middle of tripOUTTOPPINGAAcross 11: Sultanate finally independent, earlier administered by BritishBRUNEIAAcross 12: Codes I repeatedly broke, resulting in crazy actionsIDIOCIESAAcross 13: Presentation of news about wine yearsREPORTAGEAAcross 15: Term of endearment among Welsh musical familyBACHAAcross 16: Combination of notes that has bars he composed randomlyCAGEAAcross 17: Group of musicians one over 8, say?QUINTETTEAAcross 21: Continuous ringing reduced what's spoken in legal setting, mostlyCLANGOURAAcross 22: Another composer using Monsieur Lehar's variationMAHLERAAcross 24: Mean types taking in chief player — they are not to be trustedMISLEADERSAAcross 25: Bread and butter, possiblyLOAFAAcross 26: Score stored in closet went yellowTWENTYAAcross 27: Time in musical piece fine for Hungarian folkloristBARTOKDDown 1: French dance, having drunk our beerBOURREEDDown 2: It's unusually handy for father of 8HAYDNDDown 3: Combination of sex, love and desire for playerVIOLISTDDown 5: Product of Cremona — some ravioli, namelyVIOLINDDown 6: Again present in theatre, a king imprisoned?REPACKAGEDDown 7: In archaic style, knows Scottish monarchKENNETHDDown 8: 3, 16 down and two 5's compose it, as have 4, 20 and others hereSTRING QUARTETDDown 14: Corrupt gaoler holding down one criminal, ultimately, in part of cellORGANELLEDDown 16: Irishman, perhaps, crossing line is player taking a bowCELLISTDDown 18: South African plant's name is originally entered by EuropeanNEMESIADDown 19: High-flier that sings in 8 by 2THELARKDDown 20: Child prodigy reduced weight in minutes with magicMOZARTDDown 23: He produced astronomic score in first of tests after breakHOLST