The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 7th November 2019 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 7th November 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Confident, like retiring American left-wingerASSUREDAAcross 5: Perform check, covering county where Homer settled?DOVECOTAAcross 9: Shell uncovered beside cape — a crab's disabled without itCHELAAAcross 10: Visited area excluded from redraft of final edictINFLICTEDAAcross 11: Girlfriend installed in Frenchman's love nest, maybePIED-A-TERREAAcross 12: Expressed regret for euro, sayROOAAcross 14: Priest in country after a spell oddly lost independenceSELF-RELIANCEAAcross 18: Keeping quiet, with some little doubtPRESERVATIONAAcross 21: Rubbish article in TimesTATAAcross 22: Adequate turnover for Guardian, working well without capitalSUFFICIENTAAcross 25: Body of Christians threatening war leaderCHURCHILLAAcross 26: Review of global IT firm in Sky featuresNIMBIAAcross 27: Release bargain offer for telly addicts?SET FREEAAcross 28: Hold back company books and most of inventoryCONTROLDDown 1: Agree to clubs participating in expert trainingACCEPTDDown 2: One's endeavouring to spot king and queenSEEKERDDown 3: Revived a festival introduced by Magritte and Dali, originallyREAWAKENEDDDown 4: Press campaignDRIVEDDown 5: Furore following elevated journalist's stayDEFERMENTDDown 6: Worthless classical poet promoting his verseVOIDDDown 7: Processed grain etc, providing foodCATERINGDDown 8: See through end of telescope in port after it's set upTIDE OVERDDown 13: Insular Spaniard working as cathedral juniorMINORCANONDDown 15: Preferred winding route via south of FranceFAVOURITEDDown 16: Remove clogs, seeing good time aheadUPSTICKSDDown 17: Put an end to trusted criminal carrying drugDESTRUCTDDown 19: Curmudgeon in receipt of Nutmeg's misdirected delivery?BEAMERDDown 20: Where you'd expect a barrister from superior chambers?ATRIALDDown 23: Upset roughly one litre of pharmaceutical acidFOLICDDown 24: Damage statuette, knocking head offSCAR