The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 28th November 2017 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 28th November 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: A mineral — the thing put in a dishAPATITEAAcross 5: Sink as container for domestic fuelSCUTTLEAAcross 10: Ill-mannered type with short hairBEARAAcross 11: Heartless chum, too young for stealingPLUNDERAGEAAcross 12: Prestige of store by road junctionCACHETAAcross 13: No gentleman, guy retreating in fortified placeGARRISONAAcross 14: New gate leading to forest that offers outdoor refreshmentsTEA GARDENAAcross 16: A false statement about dwarf Tom's digital protectionTHUMBAAcross 17: See 16STALLAAcross 19: Male's attempt to get behind partner's specious reasoningSOPHISTRYAAcross 23: No one needing meat around before one gets rice dishBIRIYANIAAcross 24: Sounds like cushion will get a bit wetPADDLEAAcross 26: It has cabins; it's possibly nicer aloneOCEAN LINERAAcross 27: One of four involved in a game offering securityBAILAAcross 28: Loveless person giving away nothing in this writer's thrillerMYSTERYAAcross 29: Most virtuous dealer, maybe, embracing successWHITESTDDown 2: Official gets to stride around making introductionPREFACEDDown 3: Law of Moses coming from a rocky height — gosh!TORAHDDown 4: Provider of booze creating spill around streetTAPSTERDDown 6: Programmers scored after reschedulingCODERSDDown 7: Sailor the woman caught in wickedness upsettingly taintsTARNISHESDDown 8: The French fellow at match gets space to manoeuvreLEGROOMDDown 9: Mates lounging around as members of an old sectMUGGLETONIANSDDown 15: Seek pleasure, having good time ensnaring completely terrible rulerGALLIVANTDDown 18: Nervous model losing heart to enchantressTWITCHYDDown 20: Not much of a drink, doubly hard to swallow itHA'P'ORTHDDown 21: Gatherings of king and supportersRALLIESDDown 22: Hadrian type, wanting length set up in state of conflict?WALLERDDown 25: Beginning university beset by unfortunate financial situationDEBUT