The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 17th November 2014 There are 15 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 17th November 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Floating at sea, for the most part?IN THE MAINAAcross 8: Make a correction to starboardRIGHTAAcross 9: Dieting so mistakenly could adversely affect thisDIGESTIONAAcross 10: Strictly speaking, the tail of a dogSTERNAAcross 12: Almost ready to include me in the cureREMEDYAAcross 13: Secret American organisationIN CAMERAAAcross 14: Tabby is prepared to look after another's youngBABY-SITAAcross 14: Tabby is prepared to look after another's youngBABYSITAAcross 17: An abstract point, to be exactPRECISEAAcross 20: Uncommitted affection?FREE LOVEAAcross 22: It is said to aid meditationMANTRAAAcross 24: Enter the office uninvited?USURPAAcross 25: Destroy bacteria, that is with Lister's treatmentSTERILISEAAcross 26: One hears word of itMOUTHAAcross 27: Lincoln is such a city — see around itCATHEDRALDDown 1: Small number elevated to job connected with computersON-LINEDDown 1: Small number elevated to job connected with computersONLINEDDown 2: One caught in the very act of stealingTHIEVERYDDown 3: Workshop occupied by strikersSMITHYDDown 4: Delay decision on what to do with a chairSITONITDDown 5: Some contradict umpire's rulingDICTUMDDown 6: Cathedral plans to include religious educationCHARTRESDDown 11: A better markSCARDDown 15: An undergarment one's upset about, showing wearABRASIONDDown 16: Press for an element essential to lifeIRONDDown 18: Decide to terminateCONCLUDEDDown 19: The perfect chap to be a match officialBEST MANDDown 21: Such mistakes are holding a sailing man upERRATADDown 22: She shows skill in carving hamMARTHADDown 23: Car's crashed with a learner — a culpable characterRASCAL