The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 12th October 2009 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 12th October 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Paul brewed tea in high-rise flatPLATEAUAAcross 5: Attitude taken by a navigatorBEARINGAAcross 10: Parts of a clutch that can get easily brokenEGGSAAcross 11: Movable spannerDRAWBRIDGEAAcross 12: Pubs rebuilt, providing choiceSUPERBAAcross 13: Is backing onto the street, caught in the act and stoppedDESISTEDAAcross 14: Boy looking sad, an indication of imminent departureBLUE PETERAAcross 16: Hide a broken heartEARTHAAcross 17: French study involves notesETUDEAAcross 19: Workers will be out to get itSTRIKE PAYAAcross 23: Italian man of affairsCASANOVAAAcross 24: One military policeman gets gun out in attackIMPUGNAAcross 26: Rambling with company in a natural settingINCOHERENTAAcross 27: Large bumblebee circling round German flowerELBEAAcross 28: Attending the trial?HEARINGAAcross 29: Caught in something afoot — it's disgraceful!SCANDALDDown 2: Member with influence? That's a joke!LEG-PULLDDown 3: Experience state interferenceTASTEDDown 4: Release bail due in 28 acrossAUDIBLEDDown 6: Set me up to supervise relief workEMBOSSDDown 7: Check condition and restoreREINSTATEDDown 8: One wouldn't care to be found guilty of itNEGLECTDDown 9: Master pleaded for a change of shipPADDLE STEAMERDDown 15: Aim always, say, to do one's bestENDEAVOURDDown 18: Learner encountered bad weather in driving areaTRAINEEDDown 20: I cooked it with cod — I must be daft!IDIOTICDDown 21: A student, say, set up female support in maths subjectALGEBRADDown 22: Persuade someone to take part in Pinero playROPE INDDown 25: Put down in the correct orderPREEN