The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 11th November 2016 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 11th November 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Generous applause? A bitHANDSOMEAAcross 5: Agree with right-wing scoundrelCONCURAAcross 9: Show appreciation of the hard stuff without hesitationLIKE A SHOTAAcross 11: Island of the Greeks, or of the SpanishDELOSAAcross 12: Orienteering involves partners in selfish behaviourMANSPREADINGAAcross 15: Hello, sailor!AHOYAAcross 16: Altering a single letter, strong grip secretary's taken on bureaucratic nightmarePAPER CHASEAAcross 18: Water could flow and came thus from woodwork?CRAWLEDOUTAAcross 19: Lament singular country expressed?WAILAAcross 21: Run into tax on business producing hypocritical posterCONCERNTROLLAAcross 24: A disguise said to be usefulAVAILAAcross 25: Drunk, be taken over by hopeless inertiaINEBRIATEAAcross 26: It's unavoidable when born a dameNEEDBEAAcross 27: A descendant tours one foreign capitalASUNCIONDDown 1: Success, covering top of lift shaftHILTDDown 2: Viciously attack note on instrumentNUKEDDown 3: Soviet leader chucked in a German campSTALAGDDown 4: Leading pair in heretic group of mine almost converted DianaMYHUSBANDANDIDDown 6: Soldiers move gleefully, clutching new weaponryORDNANCEDDown 7: Appeal Lily put out to Doris: stop workCALL IT A DAYDDown 8: Bank stores finished letter with agreement but no willRESIGNEDLYDDown 10: Backs small numbers to receive mercyTHREE-QUARTERSDDown 13: Drinking tea, endlessly observing AlbertWATCH CHAINDDown 14: theguardian.com is one no man made workDOMAIN NAMEDDown 17: Delight to beat American singing groupGLEE CLUBDDown 20: Not good to throw around gold coinFLORINDDown 22: Using loose pad, I dry bedWADIDDown 23: Agog to see Wounded KneeKEEN