The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 18th November 2016 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 18th November 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Clobber dealer senseless following acrimonious face-offOUTFITTERAAcross 10: Poet's sound recordingNOYESAAcross 11: Mate sheepishly, with hurt expression, getting caught — perfect!TOUCH UPAAcross 11: Mate sheepishly, with hurt expression, getting caught — perfect!TOUCHUPAAcross 12: Upstarts originally in costly house in our avenue — outrageous!NOUVEAUAAcross 13: Busy day — lawyer's going apeCOPYAAcross 14: Where royal profile is exactly rightONTHEMONEYAAcross 16: Damaged the cart's wheel? MaybeRATCHETAAcross 17: Monkey, one protected by higher species?HANUMANAAcross 19: One spotted crossing road asleep, so needing treatmentLEOPARDESSAAcross 22: Recalled nice landlady serving Guinness?ALECAAcross 24: Deny making tour of women's prison earlierNEWGATEAAcross 25: New entrant soft on crimeINCOMERAAcross 26: Set aside vote? That's not BritishALLOTAAcross 27: Strip by Dutch male isn't fantasticDISMANTLEDDown 1: Unitarian school disciplined statesmanSOUTH CAROLINIANDDown 2: Courtesan in play treated with affectionSTRUMPETDDown 3: See 12RICHEDDown 4: Set about working in mine — hurry!STEP ON ITDDown 5: Pull young lady? Get right in!WRENCHDDown 6: Undoing of woman last month involving the opposite sexANNULMENTDDown 7: Legendary flier's the reason fantasy writer gets mentionedWYVERNDDown 8: Detective story — read end!ASTUDYINSCARLETDDown 15: Has to keep English in very poor gamePHEASANTSDDown 17: Is linked by time? That's extremely prematureHASTIESTDDown 18: Dog getting a stomach upset when man's outMALAMUTEDDown 20: Killer, some say with previous, was falsely arrestedOSWALDDDown 21: About to cut the old man's hairDREADSDDown 23: Queen involved in dishonest behaviour? Get outta here!SCRAM