The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 17th November 2022 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 17th November 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Question about Picaroon's singular flights of fancyWHIMSYAAcross 4: Ginger Spice up for including adult S&M fantasyESCAPISMAAcross 9: Winding route following diversion primarilyDETOURAAcross 10: Bits of midriff shown in club? I'm dancing with 11UMBILICIAAcross 11: Poor road users in North passing through bigger motorway curves, keeping rightHUNGERMARCHERSAAcross 13: Old lady breaking layered rock, I see, causing splitsSCHISMATICAAcross 14: Mike's dumped by Faith for a girl from Aberdeen?ISLAAAcross 16: Rich female leaves boozerLUSHAAcross 18: Hotshot packing current luggage for flightsSTAIRCASESAAcross 21: Damage jewellery pocketing one gem criminally, triggering alarmSCAREMONGERINGAAcross 23: Exam covers scripture that is initially from Bhutan?ORIENTALAAcross 24: Swift work, say, with spades followed by a fagSATIREAAcross 25: Wrecking ball breaking trinkets and furnitureTALLBOYSAAcross 26: Abhor detective's case, pre-trialDETESTDDown 1: What some birds do in Virginia for sportWADEDDown 2: Really, it's where to find Naomi saving timeIN TRUTHDDown 3: Dull soldier, donning shorts, riding horseSLUGGISHDDown 5: Giving an abstract answer after monarch's deposed in period of July Revolution?SUMMARISINGDDown 6: A head of America proclaimed truceAPIECEDDown 7: Reserve this place in Nice on protruding coastlineICINESSDDown 8: Supports corset-wearing graduateMAINSTAYSDDown 12: Conservative's response first put on lineREACTIONARYDDown 13: Climbing mountains, call to be extravagantSPLASHOUTDDown 15: Gangster stole crackSCARFACEDDown 17: Mostly painless transitions for King Charles?SPANIELDDown 19: Dawn French article boring English teacher's turned upSUNRISEDDown 20: Tip for writer from Pound - flipping junk!PEN NIBDDown 22: Ducks crossing lake hidePELT