The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 31st October 2008 There are 14 across clues and 10 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 31st October 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Essentially brief's doing what bra does for occupant of cellRIBOSOMEAAcross 9: Raid on antagonistINROADAAcross 10: On the other hand - one's left restricts right, which is cruelBRUTALAAcross 11: Fast food preserver contracts nasty diseaseTV DINNERAAcross 12: Capable of doing no more?UP TOAAcross 13: Retail IOU, b-li-v-!CREDITNOTEAAcross 15: Respectively, what may be opencast and ignoring consequencesDO-OR-DIEAAcross 16: Bottom magnitude blocked the court (Law and History)!ASSIZESAAcross 18: "O", might it be, "My darling ..." to begin with?LOVE LETTERAAcross 19: Chief generator at the houseMAINAAcross 20: One's out to take catch, meaning the rest of the team's standing backDRIFT NETAAcross 22: Time many do for reformMONDAYAAcross 23: Witty reference to office accident? Point takenAPERCUAAcross 24: Have aspirations, presumably to avoid these!OWNGOALSDDown 1: This should be reduced in development, but in practice often isn't!MICROPHOTOGRAPHDDown 2: Seriously deft or adaptive? We areDOITYOURSELFERSDDown 3: Innovative clue: "Lot in coven?"COLLECTIVEDDown 4: What orientates unorthodox conditional changes may be viewed hereWEATHERDDown 5: An anemometer? I'll be blownWINDDDown 6: Publications abroad for sister to get undercover investigators southwardsPRONUNCIAMENTOSDDown 7: Work ethic following a payment matey's pocketed (thus?)PARENTHETICALLYDDown 14: See 5INSTRUMENTDDown 17: See 4STATIONDDown 21: See 3NOUN