The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 11th October 2006 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 11th October 2006. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Comfort very delicate thingSOLACEAAcross 4: Fear ultimately contained by animal, though bit of a chickenBREASTAAcross 9: From Europe, league 11PELEAAcross 10: Meat loaf, then foolMUTTONHEADAAcross 11: One competing (at golf?)PLAYERAAcross 12: Call setter revolutionary, receiving one as loyal followerLIEGEMANAAcross 13: Start to perform at Speakers' Corner - perhaps London's after one to provide contentORIGINATEAAcross 15: I change nappies as 11PAULAAcross 16: See 3DIAZAAcross 17: Plant at £500 a headMONKEY NUTAAcross 21: 11 from left getting one-two round back of defenceLIBERACEAAcross 22: See 15NEWMANAAcross 24: Leave under rocks, so hiddenUNREVEALEDAAcross 25: Endlessly long timeYEARAAcross 26: Want to drop teacher into riverDESIREAAcross 27: The current Frenchman wants to 'inder EnglishAMPEREDDown 1: One naming each character a witch?SPELLERDDown 2: Line taken after slippery customer turning up, appearing suspiciousLEERYDDown 3: 11, Conservative, last to gain help from the rightCAMERONDDown 5: See 23ROONEYDDown 6: 11 appears as uncertain about range of perceptionASHKENAZYDDown 7: Labour finds a victorious leader in courseTRAVAILDDown 8: Points made at last by TS Eliot and he's let offSTILETTOHEELSDDown 14: Rude guzzling starter - slow down?GRACELESSDDown 16: Stooped to initial, having no initial in documentDEIGNEDDDown 18: Territory no good party covered by imperialistic workKINGDOMDDown 19: Ignorant girl battling with drugUNAWAREDDown 20: Dash off one's life's workCAREERDDown 23: 11, one who fiddled, given one 25 to get under wayWAYNE