The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 12th October 2007 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 12th October 2007. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Firmly secured or escapedBOLTEDAAcross 4: Academics accepting old work of mathematiciansPROOFSAAcross 9: Disappeared or remainingLEFTAAcross 10: Got one chip wrong, but generally producing good shotsPHOTOGENICAAcross 11: Show or hideSCREENAAcross 12: Book by female author bringing good fortuneBLESSINGAAcross 13: Commercial vehicle's indicator showing damageTAXIMETERAAcross 15: Part for tragedian like King LearAGEDAAcross 16: Of highest quality, or worstBESTAAcross 17: Delicate, it is knocked over, found in seven piecesSENSITIVEAAcross 21: Indication of praiseworthy act or indication of wrong-doingCITATIONAAcross 22: Tangles or untanglesRAVELSAAcross 24: Permitted or penalizedSANCTIONEDAAcross 25: Approach or pull awayDRAWAAcross 26: Added fine particles to or removed fine particles fromDUSTEDAAcross 27: Become attached or separateCLEAVEDDown 1: British case I misrepresented in European cityBRESCIADDown 2: Volume of literature with 50% cut outLITREDDown 3: Cost of stocking river with some swansEXPENSEDDown 5: Planted firmly in ground or removed from itROOTEDDDown 6: Careful checking or careless mistakeOVERSIGHTDDown 7: Put on outer cover or removed outer coverSKINNEDDDown 8: It could be folded once, or twice - it's ambiguousDOUBLEMEANINGDDown 14: Cases resulting from incessant misbehavingINSTANCESDDown 16: Prison and one of its occupants?BRIGANDDDown 18: Confection removed from feast rudelySTRUDELDDown 19: Hamlet needs to take offensive without delayVILLAGEDDown 20: Share I had in disreputable enterpriseDIVIDEDDown 23: Spirit matured finally in very special oakVODKA