The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 25th November 2013 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 25th November 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Leaving — one's tired outDESERTIONAAcross 6: Cut down on meatCHOPAAcross 8: Record the sound of Beethoven's fifthASPIRATEAAcross 9: Let Eva twirl in the danceVELETAAAcross 10: New York politician seen with his extremely beautiful girlsNYMPHSAAcross 11: They are empowered to go over our headsAIRCRAFTAAcross 12: Hit orchestratedSCOREDAAcross 15: Vessels off course?DRIFTERSAAcross 16: Exchange hostilities in commercial confrontationTRADEWARAAcross 19: Pursued in a persistent wayDOGGEDAAcross 21: Reprimands for rules etc being brokenLECTURESAAcross 22: Old German destroyer still active today!VANDALAAcross 24: Horses used in a racketSTRINGAAcross 25: Support in setting up dinnerUNDERPINAAcross 26: They are not achieved off one's own batBYESAAcross 27: Sailor man in waterproof materialTARPAULINDDown 1: Little Diana, modest but very attractiveDISHYDDown 2: Master taking PE?SKIPPERDDown 3: Used by cars and ships in a Greek island, sayROADSDDown 4: It's partly a republic, ie country without a kingIRELANDDDown 5: Words of consolation always matterNEVERMINDDDown 6: One likely to be a responsible person?CULPRITDDown 7: Not straight, with future too unsettledOUT OF TRUEDDown 13: Knock on a door, perhaps, or the woodwork?CARPENTRYDDown 14: Not functioning properly, being unqualifiedDOWNRIGHTDDown 17: Doesn't let go — sets free insteadDETAINSDDown 18: He lets loose and is about to curse badlyRESCUERDDown 20: Officer showing intelligence and real potentialGENERALDDown 22: It's still produced in RussiaVODKADDown 23: A right to be different from othersALIEN