The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 30th November 2017 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 30th November 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Record poem about island eventEPISODEAAcross 5: First person to settle in South Sea archipelagoISLANDSAAcross 10: Personal repair kit on display in the TuileriesETUIAAcross 11: Rent hotel or school in south-east Clydesdale, for oneSHIRE HORSEAAcross 12: Order fool to withdraw article in TimesDIKTATAAcross 13: Utterly base and gruesome moral taleALLEGORYAAcross 14: North-west town's lost rare items in soup kitchenSTOCKPOTSAAcross 16: Snide remarks set back great art in ParisGIBESAAcross 17: Present side at Old Trafford starts to earn respectOFFERAAcross 19: Endless urban street party growing in volumeCRESCENDOAAcross 23: Fellow feeling round government office for rulerKINGSHIPAAcross 24: Church office worker lied regularlyTEMPLEAAcross 26: Preacher's small sin involving suspect moniesSERMONISERAAcross 27: 15 characters in Pride and PrejudiceDEANAAcross 28: Golden reefs flanking northern 5ORKNEYSAAcross 29: Pages and pages of articles of faith on boardSCREEDSDDown 2: Nationalist conveniently hosts groupPATRIOTDDown 3: Flyer in posh part of London paperSWIFTDDown 4: Daughter spoke out about tense workstationDESKTOPDDown 6: Girl associated with stars brieflySTELLADDown 7: Right-angled triangle has one next to itALONGSIDEDDown 8: Journalist goes up to present warrantDESERVEDDown 9: Cynic ruffled top Irishman, Patrick perhapsMISANTHROPISTDDown 15: Minister nearly left Germany devastatedCLERGYMANDDown 18: Lock worker's increase in scaleFRISEURDDown 20: He abandons charities in trouble, taking offSATIRICDDown 21: Dope turns up all right in bustDULLARDDDown 22: How come bar's cutting noise from 11?WHINNYDDown 25: Fly plane over Germany and SpainMIDGE