The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 5th November 2014 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 5th November 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Hellish extremists welcoming old Communist leader, that man in Asian revolutionaryHO CHI MINHAAcross 10: Upset about head of family one's butted?RIFLEAAcross 11: Dance round home with recordONE-STEPAAcross 12: Matt finish in mind around one cardDIAMONDAAcross 13: See 23FROGAAcross 14: Tried describing some 12s in exercise with 12sPROSECUTEDAAcross 16: Recording away from the studio — tedious?OUTSIDEAAcross 17: Profligate is no longer taking risks, enjoying life for startersWASTRELAAcross 19: One waking up with buzz, going after first of tsetse fliesTROUSERZIPAAcross 22: Drug treatment to get over coldACIDAAcross 24: Country putting organ on menu (heart only)ENGLANDAAcross 25: Having failed, pleased to see passedELAPSEDAAcross 26: Girl — Frenchman going after oneIRENEAAcross 27: Boring project with petulant rant?CROSSRAILDDown 1: Talk directly, given Spooner's sound of the fog horn?SHOOTFROMTHEHIPDDown 2: Mimed to a T, cued badlyACTEDOUTDDown 3: Iffy novel about debasement ultimately, fiend from hell shackling female in vacuous story?FIFTYDDown 4: Scatter spiders spinning on middle of webDISPERSEDDown 5: See 3SHADESDDown 6: See 16BROADCASTDDown 7: A feature of a carnival on the seaAFLOATDDown 8: Grass reported a couple of cons in rhymeHEYDIDDLEDIDDLEDDown 15: Female writer capturing hearts with article, distortedMISSHAPENDDown 17: Very exciting bit I can't hear, nothing trivial, initiallyWHITE-HOTDDown 18: Famous singer causes agitation to sailorROCK STARDDown 20: See 3OFGREYDDown 21: Cut cherry, juicier with odd bits removedREDUCEDDown 23: Jumper knitted from rags worn by hippy leaderMARSH