The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 8th November 2016 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 8th November 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Convert a doubter not easily swayedOBDURATEAAcross 9: Hag's warning of stormy period once engulfing monarchCRONEAAcross 10: State of role you reportedly rejectedUTAHAAcross 11: Close discussions about wife showing nocturnal activityNIGHTWALKSAAcross 12: Referred to toil and trouble, say, sorted out in proof, finallyQUOTEDAAcross 14: For one looking for birdies, a bad putter?TWITCHERAAcross 15: Divine female that hero meets at end of the 5 24 acrossNEMESISAAcross 17: Triumphantly elevated, presided over country riven by outrageCHAIREDAAcross 20: Helping in crime, a risky activityABETTINGAAcross 22: Bard having cast first murdererHIT MANAAcross 22: Bard having cast first murdererHITMANAAcross 23: Grumbling about couple holding hands that's delightfulBEWITCHINGAAcross 24: Having set out after power, actPLAYAAcross 25: Article about second chief of clanTHANEAAcross 26: Beat with cane and made a changeSWITCHEDDDown 1: Monstrously stab king, and profit? It's hard to fathomABSTRUSEDDown 2: Exclamation from Scot pierced by end of skean-dhu that hurts!OUCHDDown 3: Accursed like dog dismissed in dramatic scene?DAMNEDDDown 4: Wife with some scores not easy to bearWEIGHTYDDown 5: Author is hard to follow, like others of his ilkSCOTTISHDDown 6: Mac, in short, butchered for kingshipMONARCHISTDDown 7: Interrupt speech with diabolical cheek about lineHECKLEDDown 13: The average grade in a test for stageTHEATRICALDDown 16: Actions of insignificant taleteller?IDIOCIESDDown 18: Established a title that's raised issuesEMANATESDDown 19: Returns in a tragedy's leading part — touchingAGAINSTDDown 21: Inspiring act the Bard unceasingly revisedBREATHDDown 22: Among makers of awful gruel, American serving regional dishHAGGISDDown 24: Caledonian featured in epic talePICT