The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 14th October 2010 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 14th October 2010. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: In church a rebellious choirboy makes a bloomerHAREBELLAAcross 5: Joke about record one with multicoloured wearJOSEPHAAcross 9: Something wrong about good food shop — time given to witVIDELICETAAcross 11: Opportunity to debate return of spiritFORUMAAcross 12: Insincere pachyderm said to be seriously illHYPOCRITICALAAcross 15: Cooker for bread unopenedOASTAAcross 16: Desire in strong man finds the opening eventuallyAT LONG LASTAAcross 18: Back right answer to poetry crosswiseTRANSVERSEAAcross 19: Last in number 30 in the tableZINCAAcross 21: With oil run out, abandoned after parent became short of foodMALNOURISHEDAAcross 24: Scatters topless trousersTREWSAAcross 25: 5's disgraceful project from her pen: a panorama — she will wallow in mudWHENIAMANAAcross 26: See 25PURPLEAAcross 27: See 25OLD WOMANDDown 1: If to follow, stopped in SussexHOVEDDown 2: Said one was sorry for being uncivilRUDEDDown 3: Queen Anne's good about fieldBOLEYNDDown 4: Sussex field (frequently male) doctor in regulation of fortunate placing?LUCKOFTHEDRAWDDown 6: No longer being coached in the wings?OFFSTAGEDDown 7: Said to be absurdly officious, topped when from Brussels?EUROCRATICDDown 8: Art of preaching house goes a long way before marks of approval are mentionedHOMILETICSDDown 10: Wrong French river's a very bad place for multicoloured materialTORTOISESHELLDDown 13: Favourite's definitive slogan — second class return — next to groundBOTTOMSTEPDDown 14: See 25ISHALLWEARDDown 17: Championship engagement?ESPOUSALDDown 20: Criticism about struggle with the WestREVIEWDDown 22: He says he's a Muslim leaderIMAMDDown 23: Soon to be namelessANONDDown 23: Soon to be namelessANON.