The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 16th November 2016 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 16th November 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Swimmers used to be trained in WestMEDUSAEAAcross 5: Bush, a murderer, right at the topARBUTUSAAcross 9: Chunk of congenitally revolting tongueLATINAAcross 10: European races pig round hairpin — famous last wordsETTUBRUTEAAcross 11: Played hymn to 12 that's on top of stackCHIMNEYPOTAAcross 12: Nice grocer's offloading water on a huge scaleEPICAAcross 14: Old satirist begins shedding stone in judo etcMARTIALARTSAAcross 18: Doctor must get up, if time's at a premiumTEMPUSFUGITAAcross 21: Hacks ignore firm making disapproving noisesUGHSAAcross 22: Bubbly soup needs work, significant workMAGNUM OPUSAAcross 25: Fish go in mid-December, so strike now!CARPEDIEMAAcross 26: Old soldiers hiding blunder land in 9TERRAAAcross 27: Short of bakery job, sayNEEDINGAAcross 28: Stylish novices rebuffing leading lady's demandsINSISTSDDown 1: Married girl's animusMALICEDDown 2: List the best finally entering parliamentDETAILDDown 3: You and my sons oddly retain name that's closely associatedSYNONYMOUSDDown 4: Look briefly across stage for exit linesELEGYDDown 5: Doing seller's job out of uniformACTIONINGDDown 6: Attractive girl in black LincolnBABEDDown 7: Rubbish "politician" stuffs more balanced adversary, finallyTRUMPERYDDown 8: Watch patient eating date capsuleSEEDCASEDDown 13: Oversupply a couple's food additivesGLUTAMATESDDown 15: Improving picture: judge and artist reach ChinaREFRAMINGDDown 16: Forerunner of 9 puzzled centaursETRUSCANDDown 17: Article on speed or rate occasionally jarsAMPHORAEDDown 19: Old queen chopping vegetables works in Covent GardenOPERASDDown 20: Studies eastern and southern statesESSAYSDDown 23: Water sources current doctor found in provinceNIMBIDDown 24: House section of cruise missileSEMI