The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 28th November 2014 There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 28th November 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Spring hasn't begun in rank coastal townSEAPORTAAcross 5: Sample tea, short of a brewTESTOUTAAcross 9: Sally online? Fit!EQUIPAAcross 10: Reason criminal on trial, a crime, ultimately!RATIONALEAAcross 11: Move precariously around vehicle that's four feet longTETRAMETERAAcross 12: Sweet suckerFOOLAAcross 14: Ridiculous extremes disco and rap: doubly hard to play instrumentsHARPSICHORDSAAcross 18: Enemy capturing the remainder of Derbyshire initially, then an area of GloucestershireFORESTOFDEANAAcross 21: Here, private views prisoner stealing military vehicle, heading off with mumPEEPAAcross 22: The monster's wobbly bottomNETHERMOSTAAcross 25: Booty trafficker, half slippery, geezer almost getting nicked — what's his explanation?ITFELLOFFAAcross 26: See 28BACONAAcross 27: See 25THEBACKAAcross 28: A sizzler, artist producing blurred lines?STREAKYDDown 1: See 4SHEETSDDown 2: Urban capital in a metropolis showing keennessACUITYDDown 3: There's been a minor accident as mess turns up on platform, ending in delayOOPSADAISYDDown 4: The dessert wine with the hot liquid is drunkTHREEDDown 5: See 4TOTHEWINDDDown 6: See 21SHOWDDown 7: See 25OFALORRYDDown 8: Short of large plants, lock filled with fishTREELESSDDown 13: Where to rest during play? Little time to take a breather, possibly?THEATREBARDDown 15: Collection of numbers, piano jingle encapsulating one album's thirdPHONE BOOKDDown 15: Collection of numbers, piano jingle encapsulating one album's thirdPHONEBOOKDDown 16: Reproduced article from newspaper covering publicity at homeOFFPRINTDDown 17: Putting price on feeding information gratis, not rightGREENFEEDDown 19: Barbarian arresting head of conspiracy with a "You're nicked!"GOTCHADDown 20: Rotten atmosphere around vesselSTINKYDDown 23: Handkerchief under funny, frilly, sleeveless tops, fitsHUFFSDDown 24: Page back to front, which can be irritatingFLEA