The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 30th November 2018 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 30th November 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Where castles built with double fences inSANDPITAAcross 5: One entering classic I see, striking a chord?TRIADICAAcross 9: See 18WIVESAAcross 10: Friendly manner that's displayed by weather presenter?WARM FRONTAAcross 11: Off to collect daughter, drive perhaps?GODWILLINGAAcross 12: Island bird heading offINCHAAcross 14: Blinking incompetent, clueless trade initiatives, those primarily dividing Britain, say?NICTITATIONAAcross 18: Witty opening in springboard, you might say, for novelTHESTEPFORDAAcross 21: Open spirit, cap removedAIRYAAcross 22: Outline location accommodating university in new hotelSILHOUETTEAAcross 25: What Russians are ill-advised to do? Leader in general challengingDISPUTINGAAcross 26: See 8FLIESAAcross 27: Building which depicts how the baby Jesus was carried?MASONRYAAcross 28: Shaking rear, character imbibing a shedload in the end — that's her?LADETTEDDown 1: What people get paid in the Home Counties? It stinks!SEWAGEDDown 2: Nothing to drink here ultimately, very dry stateNEVADADDown 3: Stick around southern island, very hotPASSIONATEDDown 4: Drag queen's heart left drierTOWELDDown 5: Basic principle of conduct broken by blusterin' film directorTARANTINODDown 6: Second, not first: it's doubtfulIFFYDDown 7: Cross erected, love burying a stud, supposedly dead?DOORNAILDDown 8: Jaw having dropped, getting zip stuckCATCHINGDDown 13: Being restrained, worker smackedHANDCUFFEDDDown 15: Hole, inside which pretty terrified inmate starts detentionCAPTIVITYDDown 16: In source of cash, nothing supports currency without a planAT RANDOMDDown 17: Everything taken the wrong way, say "extremely sorry" initially, then send for — these?REDROSESDDown 19: Regularly use Tory in City firmSTRICTDDown 20: Tenant becoming "tnant" on bottom of missiveLESSEEDDown 23: Philosopher brought up on what?HEGELDDown 24: Char in streamBURN