The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 10th October 2008 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 10th October 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Sociable villain identified by police?CHUMMYAAcross 4: Event that's nearly all talkDISCUSAAcross 9: Team is disorganised - Brown's not leaderBOLTONWANDERERSAAcross 10: Glass paperMIRRORAAcross 11: Converting leader of criminals before executionCHANGINGAAcross 12: I don't know about cashmereSEARCHMEAAcross 14: Is old relation backing former court favourite?AGASSIAAcross 15: Part with a mesembryanthemum flowerTHAMESAAcross 18: Revolving galley emptied by sailorGYRATINGAAcross 21: Dutch port with plenty of money - in guilders, originallyFLUSHINGAAcross 22: Bidding for the destruction of ThebesBEHESTAAcross 24: Brief castPUTINTHEPICTUREAAcross 25: Delivered by railway guardSENTRYAAcross 26: Prize for close of "Close Encounters" sent backESTEEMDDown 1: Sweet that's best taken cold?CHOC-ICEDDown 2: Out-and-out, so to speakUTTERDDown 3: Regular advance carries forward head of stateMONARCHDDown 5: State one's name before goddessINDIANADDown 6: Film star gets award after a piercing screamCARY GRANTDDown 7: Garments laid out on grassSARONGSDDown 8: Clumsy cowboy dropping nothing on horsebackGAUCHEDDown 13: Forgiveness for negligent one aboardREMISSIONDDown 16: They delay robberiesHOLDUPSDDown 17: Riddler outside "Nag's Head" has a dramSNIFTERDDown 18: Was joker unable to speak?GAGGEDDDown 19: Talks for timid peopleRABBITSDDown 20: Remedy in no way oddNOSTRUMDDown 23: Extremely heavy article somewhere in KentHYTHE