The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 24th October 2005 There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 24th October 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Temple where father is filled with a divine spiritPAGODAAAcross 5: Charisma could be an outdated conceptARCHAISMAAcross 9: Return after securing a university courseREAPPEARAAcross 10: Have riches in a vaultABOUNDAAcross 11: In such a position, if one doesn't enter, one's pulled throughATDEATHSDOORAAcross 13: Novice reporter on a Caribbean islandCUBAAAcross 14: Sauce required for a formal dinnerDRESSINGAAcross 17: Supplementary courseSIDE DISHAAcross 18: Today's most popular writer?BIROAAcross 20: They provide relief for map readersCONTOURLINESAAcross 23: Cut off commercial breakADRIFTAAcross 24: Ragged retinues, hungry and rapaciousESURIENTAAcross 25: Musical passages for beginners?PRELUDESAAcross 26: Beam, but allow nothing in returnLINTELDDown 2: A point we raised once moreANEWDDown 3: Harp on about taking time with deprived childrenORPHANAGEDDown 4: Girl holds information for the programmeAGENDADDown 5: Details Harriers to scramble in defence against bombersAIRRAIDSHELTERSDDown 6: Drivers of the stage knocked out ComancheCOACHMENDDown 7: Not in a whisper - permitted to be heardALOUDDDown 8: Drinks now mixed in sectionsSUNDOWNERSDDown 12: Arrange to send away for goodPUTINORDERDDown 15: When this saint's around, sin abatesSEBASTIANDDown 16: Found to be lyingSITUATEDDDown 19: Flower one sees periodicallyANNUALDDown 21: Hearing testTRIALDDown 22: Twice reduced by 50%ONCE