The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 16th October 2008 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 16th October 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: I, perhaps, reset precious stoneSAPPHIREAAcross 9: I repeatedly heard this nocturnal creatureAYE-AYEAAcross 10: I do without a bit of moneyCOINAAcross 11: I got in awful tax notice, hence agitated stateEXCITATIONAAcross 12: I, so to speak, can be affected by it and I'll be regularly seen in itIRITISAAcross 14: I will, with rich editor, become destined to failILL-FATEDAAcross 15: I tear into outlawBRENDANAAcross 17: I, for example, could be London landlord?CAPITALAAcross 20: I must go with green in fashion for English townTIVERTONAAcross 22: See 17LETTERAAcross 23: I note, after effort put into recent pieces, how these clues must appear!EGOCENTRICAAcross 24: I had love left for one greatly admiredIDOLAAcross 25: I reportedly joined with leftist in night flightRED-EYEAAcross 25: I reportedly joined with leftist in night flightREDEYEAAcross 26: I feel so awfully cold inside frozen blocksICEFLOESDDown 1: I work hard, putting party above monarchLABOURERDDown 2: I moved out of country for a length of timeSPANDDown 3: I have medical men around of varying typesDIVERSDDown 4: I will fish around for scarfMANTILLADDown 5: I concentrate power, as moderate protecting a LiberalCENTRALISTDDown 6: I suffer from this in Indian cityMYSOREDDown 8: I clued, anagrammatically, a mathematicianEUCLIDDDown 13: I sentenced improperly, showing such inclinationsTENDENCIESDDown 16: I am present, working on offerATTENDERDDown 18: I put in names incorrectly for these flowersANEMONESDDown 19: I set after Frenchman's name the Russian equivalentANDREIDDown 21: I painted Napoleon with some striking resultsINGRESDDown 22: I serve a need extremely efficientlyLACKEYDDown 24: I may stand for it in part of church, sayISLE