The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 16th November 2020 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 16th November 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Senior officer found with drug in empty shed is investigatedSCOPEDAAcross 5: New price includes chemist's third formulaRECIPEAAcross 8: Passionate Australian given another room with AmericanAMOROUSAAcross 9: Firm agreementCOMPACTAAcross 11: Regimen is proven to regenerate flowerEVENING PRIMROSEAAcross 12: Play bagging nation's first award for excellence on BroadwayTONYAAcross 13: People injured by throwaway garments?CASUALTIESAAcross 17: Place where meat gets cooked in mould is beside small lakeROTISSERIEAAcross 18: Commotion caused by heads of state talking in riddlesSTIRAAcross 20: Alien contrives to secure a spell in the militaryNATIONAL SERVICEAAcross 23: Revered former editor pinching a large journalist's bottomEXALTEDAAcross 24: Retiring Queen and followers prepare for alternative employmentRETRAINAAcross 25: Heavy drinking session sees new head of department drowning in aleBENDERAAcross 26: Revolutionary coming back to eat pub grub?DINNERDDown 2: Stop king and fool becoming bound togetherCLOSE-KNITDDown 3: Verbose professional listened to short musical phrasesPROLIXDDown 4: Specify putting giants' pants in riverDESIGNATEDDown 5: Bishop adopting star competitorRACERDDown 6: Put in an appearance outside retro car plantCAMOMILEDDown 7: Short coat given to old philosopherPLATODDown 8: Herbicide makes a chap a goner, unfortunatelyAGENT ORANGEDDown 10: Troy's first prophet turned up to encourage woodworkerTREE SURGEONDDown 14: Without cover, nudes ruin broadcastUNINSUREDDDown 15: Fancy popular gallery having racist leader in charge!INTRICATEDDown 16: Various roads set outASSORTEDDDown 19: Brother returned short letter to person from BrestBRETONDDown 21: Sign made by team leader at sporting eventTRACEDDown 22: Dared tangle with a snake!ADDER