The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 1st December 2017 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 1st December 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Joe wanders around lavish old cityJERICHOAAcross 5: Swimmer to open Guinness bottlesPENGUINAAcross 9: Criminal act caught out after strong drinkFAGINAAcross 10: Prior calculations of stars orbiting around Earth by the 100FORECASTSAAcross 11: "Muslim leaders reject onion" — sure that's the answer?AYATOLLAHSAAcross 12: Team follows reserves by carTAXIAAcross 14: Indian flower scared to travel a great deal with usSACRED LOTUSAAcross 18: Original one gave a mint to chew around lunchtimeIMAGINATIVEAAcross 21: Disco suitCLUBAAcross 22: Like a cup, Mr, of icy lacquer? Some sent backCALYCIFORMAAcross 25: Maybe too much salt is dangerousUNHEALTHYAAcross 26: Cancel book — it's missing second pageANNULAAcross 27: Vehicle reverses by king, queen and huntsmanTRACKERAAcross 28: Short newspaper item on blown-up air-bedsSIDEBARDDown 1: Great deliveries of orangesJAFFASDDown 2: Keen to pirouette over good musicREGGAEDDown 3: "Ban porn and chess!", I ragedCENSORSHIPDDown 4: US labour leader once blowing his top over large amount of wasteOFFALDDown 5: Father is cheater, surprisingly, but not at board gamePARCHEESIDDown 6: No 1 church in France?NICEDDown 7: Social climbers at college have quiche during the weekendUPSTARTSDDown 8: Most awful new wine is FrenchNASTIESTDDown 13: Trouble brewing not to get one group honourBLUERIBANDDDown 15: Quality tea time during a competition runCHARACTERDDown 16: Noble's wayward cousin hugged by retired transvestiteVISCOUNTDDown 17: 1980 pop song, sung to grandmotherBABUSHKADDown 19: To socialise, tramp hugs knight and bishopHOBNOBDDown 20: One walking, one talking without endAMBLERDDown 23: Get up — finally Christmas! Too busy to play with toysYOYOSDDown 24: Poet not at home to have funLARK