The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 25th October 2007 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 25th October 2007. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Extravagant spending, as you'd expect from over-the-top diva playing Mimi?CONSPICUOUSAAcross 9: Number 10, perhaps, in full, is including everythingOMNIBUSAAcross 10: Crestfallen Democrats covering up president no longerALLENDEAAcross 11: Could be Disneyland's crafty means of saving the species, Euro-politician includedTHEME PARKAAcross 12: Landowner, look, into line dancing at firstLAIRDAAcross 13: Supporting comedian HenryWITHAAcross 14: Ray's getting turned away, sadly, for certainREFRACTIONAAcross 16: A lot of net practice needed to make them relent with warm shaking?TRAWLERMENAAcross 19: A small thing, but half the dictionary is missing?ATOMAAcross 20: Check broadcast as rulers doREIGNAAcross 21: Resort without worth moved where Blackpool isNORTH-WESTAAcross 21: Resort without worth moved where Blackpool isNORTHWESTAAcross 23: Crank action on right of reversed containerNUT CASEAAcross 23: Crank action on right of reversed containerNUTCASEAAcross 24: Lecture about, say, going round Brummie's townREIGATEAAcross 25: See 1CONSUMPTIONDDown 1: Initially inferior count: sceptical, sadly, about making a baby?CONCEPTUALISTICDDown 2: Dignified refusal to live without Lord's leadNOBLEDDown 3: Entry of Gladiators ultimately in old man's timePASSAGEDDown 4: Peach that's ready to be pulledCRACKERDDown 5: A film on sea paintings by Hammer?OIL SLICKDDown 6: Film musical with tempestuous shower scene ended by a copSINGININTHERAINDDown 7: Tasty-looking Estuary drink in glass girl put asideMOUTH-WATERINGDDown 7: Tasty-looking Estuary drink in glass girl put asideMOUTHWATERINGDDown 8: Such as the Guardian making southern English town assume importanceREADINGMATTERDDown 15: Factory grade popular sort of bananaPLANTAINDDown 17: Dotty or Duane's poemRONDEAUDDown 18: Non-soft, tangy sweet medicine introduced to a listenerEARDROPDDown 22: Smash hit enthralling an island republicHAITI