The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 15th November 2016 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 15th November 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Kind mother?NATUREAAcross 4: Exercise books lose one 11sPEBBLESAAcross 9: Do Russian rebels become old-fashioned types?DINOSAURSAAcross 10: After drink, sailor twirls to danceRUMBAAAcross 11: Stoke-on-Trent's code is a gemSTONEAAcross 12: Plant on which money might grow?BREADTREEAAcross 13: Clever person — Sting, that isSMARTIEAAcross 15: US fruit drinkSQUASHAAcross 17: Grounds for first divorce? I traded in sober adultSTADIAAAcross 19: Foundation of plot 11BEDROCKAAcross 22: It can help one get a start in lifeINCUBATORAAcross 24: Rule, which comes from above, they sayREIGNAAcross 26: 11's fine dressingFLINTAAcross 27: Docker does exert, working shifts 10 to 5STEVEDOREAAcross 28: Spooner to ask for stories as extrasLEGBYESAAcross 29: See 23GRABLEDDown 1: When they're busy, they've nothing onNUDISTSDDown 2: Drink made from brown leaves? Not half!TANGODDown 3: Took time out squeezing muscle to be admiredRESPECTEDDDown 4: Questions about IT? No one noticesPOSTERSDDown 5: Not interested in meals being delivered?BOREDDDown 6: Sparkling wine for meat course, almost cookedLAMBRUSCODDown 7: Criticises 11sSLATESDDown 8: Utter problem — there's no time for pieces of 11RUBBLEDDown 14: Fighting animal volunteers upset leaderATTACKINGDDown 16: Foreign articles close to home in war briefs, perhapsUNDERWEARDDown 18: Declares at cricket matchesATTESTSDDown 19: Quarrel breaking out nearbyBARNEYDDown 20: German philosopher covers the Spanish, English or Finnish instrumentKANTELEDDown 21: Enough to get you drunk: no end of drink — is that morally wrong?SINFULDDown 23: ’40s actress is teetotal and fit, eating yogurt regularlyBETTYDDown 25: Encircle part of Britain or BelgiumINORB