The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 23rd October 2009 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 23rd October 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Show how old you are in huff and puffPAGEANTAAcross 5: Stupid person has half of beer after winePLONKERAAcross 9: Beast in Oz given stone shelterROOSTAAcross 10: A tune to induce a grin could be what you got from 2 19TURNED OUTAAcross 11: Setting up something for accompanist, I give musical performanceORGANISINGAAcross 12: Cloak to lose colourPALLAAcross 14: Mum's brought in song — summon singerMARIA CALLASAAcross 18: Remark about trick having to be withdrawn in the chamberCOMPARTMENTAAcross 21: Creatures in multiloquent sessionsENTSAAcross 22: Club memberMOTHERTOBEAAcross 25: See 10NICEAGAINAAcross 26: Show in commercial institution in AmericaADMITAAcross 27: Author wants to pay to rescue EnglishRANSOMEAAcross 28: Friend meeting girl behind treePALMYRADDown 1: Holy Joe finding boy substandardPARSONDDown 2: Stuff full of energy to establish past entertainerGEORGEDDown 3: Worker in Arab territory, one imprisoned as hereticANTINOMIANDDown 4: Book to raise hearts, perhaps, over timeTITUSDDown 5: Mums and dads are not welcomed by attendantPARENTAGEDDown 6: Token females leader brought outOMENDDown 7: Smart-arses ultimately crack with total lack of defenceKNOWALLSDDown 8: Ultimately Boaz wasn't so unmercifulRUTHLESSDDown 13: Fabric — everybody gets ragged bits to start withTATTERSALLDDown 15: What one could do to stop binge drinking in principle?RATIONALEDDown 16: The chap ran carelessly into car — drunken starACHERNARDDown 17: Income to change? One may show happy faceEMOTICONDDown 19: See 2FORMBYDDown 20: Hidden under sleeping place there's a big gunBERTHADDown 23: Fortune needed to secure an old gobletHANAPDDown 24: Delay before duck gets into area liable to floodGAPO