The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 29th October 2009 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 29th October 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Change brought about an act of punishmentPENANCEAAcross 5: Buffet with game fishLAMPREYAAcross 10: Without resistance mole is nimbleSPRYAAcross 11: Sophie ’as to change for deificationAPOTHEOSISAAcross 12: River-borne spider is very fastPRESTOAAcross 13: Twisting is painful right awayTORTUOUSAAcross 14: Smart dean used skilled workerTRADESMANAAcross 16: Equestrian qualificationRIDERAAcross 17: Burrow in soilEARTHAAcross 19: Relish being cool in shantySEASONINGAAcross 23: Department storing water and weedkillerPARAQUATAAcross 24: Talisman for Monday's first race meetingMASCOTAAcross 26: Point instrument to show mountainMATTERHORNAAcross 27: Pickpocket grabs sovereign from weaklingDRIPAAcross 28: Intellectual, scratching head, is to do it againITERATEAAcross 29: A man's drinkDRAUGHTDDown 2: Ruler sees English politician over heartless gaffeEMPERORDDown 3: Barnaby's strength reveals hidden depthsABYSSDDown 4: Officer is eating meat of antelopeCHAMOISDDown 6: Follow Bill aroundADHEREDDown 7: Riot for integrationPROFUSIONDDown 8: Ambitious banker has great tasteEPICUREDDown 9: Infringement Arthur raised in assemblyCONTRAVENTIONDDown 15: Critic of French farm machineryDETRACTORDDown 18: First person supported by a conservation group is determinedADAMANTDDown 20: Engineer remains in workshopSEMINARDDown 21: Ancient relic found in hotelNEOLITHDDown 22: Utter nonsense about king in towerTURRETDDown 25: Unhappy Hungarian leaders becoming asceticSADHU