The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 24th October 2008 There are 14 across clues and 10 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 24th October 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Gold rush in the air (article of a great age)AUGUSTANAAcross 9: Part of throat and of ear in a catLARYNXAAcross 10: One waiting abroad for a change of regimeEMIGREAAcross 11: Homes across the water where a cross marks cat on waterCHATEAUXAAcross 12: Abide in supportSTAYAAcross 13: Torturer chucked around - what was it? - a science degreeTHUMBSCREWAAcross 15: House record for German boy on a roadHANSARDAAcross 16: Jack the painter (amateur) depicting man with bosomABRAHAMAAcross 18: See 19OFTHEDEVILAAcross 19: Vodka thief - tell reformer we were just discussing him!TALKAAcross 20: Bad guy reported at pub painted vermilion?CINNABARAAcross 22: What's the deadline for a North Yorkshire hamlet?WHENBYAAcross 23: Opening batting, the wrong way to find something newINVENTAAcross 24: Boy's boy in airportSTANSTEDDDown 1: Novel known to setter and solver?OURMUTUALFRIENDDDown 2: Needing feeding, takes article from country and puts it in a tank engineHUNGRYASAHUNTERDDown 3: Public respect accorded to new setter with c-colourSTREET CREDDDown 4: Bang early on the door for practiceKNOCK UPDDown 5: Run about somewhat minor annoyanceFLEADDown 6: Ecologists' plan to recycle liqueurGREENCHARTREUSEDDown 7: Tennyson's murmurers at pub: order, with no starter, pub meals and English beerINNUMERABLEBEESDDown 14: American boy made sound with knock to get protective coverBUBBLEWRAPDDown 17: Novel centres on trick that may cause RSIOVERUSEDDown 21: See 5BITE