The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 17th October 2005 There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 17th October 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: They lived so happily in fairy talesEVERAFTERAAcross 10: Put me in and the answer's correctAMENDAAcross 11: Not performing well, removed from the benchOFFFORMAAcross 12: A man withdrawn before time, perhapsEREMITEAAcross 13: It flies a welcome in the British FleetRAVENAAcross 14: Rescuing armySALVATIONAAcross 16: A wandering minstrel, perhaps?STROLLINGPLAYERAAcross 19: Little inclination to cut number of candidatesSHORT LISTAAcross 19: Little inclination to cut number of candidatesSHORTLISTAAcross 21: Time to finish is what poets may needERATOAAcross 22: Philosopher almost certain to back dealRUSSELLAAcross 23: Drink and a biscuit for royaltyBOURBONAAcross 24: Male quarters in a minister's houseMANSEAAcross 25: Weapons unit - one seen in battleMUNITIONSDDown 1: A comfortable place in the gardenBED OF ROSESDDown 2: Masefield's main complaintSEAFEVERDDown 3: Bar girl has nothing onSALOONDDown 4: Stock checkSTEMDDown 5: It's something to go onGREEN LIGHTDDown 5: It's something to go onGREENLIGHTDDown 6: It's played for the HQ danceBASEBALLDDown 7: The twins, for instance, jacked up the carGEMINIDDown 8: Understandably, one is nervous on itEDGEDDown 14: Held by Florence Nightingale's ghost?SPIRIT LAMPDDown 15: New missile head with limited dimensionsNARROWNESSDDown 17: I need to think and I want to lookLETMESEEDDown 18: 1984?YEARBOOKDDown 20: Vocally in top form?ONSONGDDown 21: It's members want fair play, presumablyEQUITYDDown 22: City sent up member for old ParliamentRUMPDDown 23: Criminal tendencyBENT