The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 20th October 2010 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 20th October 2010. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Without starters Eliot Ness is upset and is no longer able to manageLOSESITAAcross 5: Reports leading to top Australian expert getting sackGUNFIREAAcross 9: Article from France on kind of radiation used initially for part of the palateUVULAAAcross 10: Basically popular city churchIN ESSENCEAAcross 11: Blathering skites hiding sailor's warm clothingSKIJACKETSAAcross 12: Riot involves a musical groupTRIOAAcross 14: Not a suitable sign for the Limbless Association!MEMBERSONLYAAcross 18: Throw up, then get set to crawl out for some seafoodLOBSTERCLAWAAcross 21: Knocks back something coming from the EastEATSAAcross 22: Without moving anything, replaces money in cash registerSTOCK-STILLAAcross 25: Admit to embraceENCOMPASSAAcross 26: No one returns after working — it could make you cry!ONIONAAcross 27: Kept in bed too long, as pyjamas can beSLEPTINAAcross 28: Hates having doubles first — playing two sets?DETESTSDDown 1: French king taking note of this girlLOUISEDDown 2: Silly, silly dispute not finished( 6)STUPIDDDown 3: It's rising little by little, from POW camp might you say?STALAGMITEDDown 4: Hicks wants to talk shop about release initially, agitated and very 2THICKDDown 5: Lots getting a good bargainGREAT DEALDDown 6: Where they make plans to travel huge distances, as article here shows upNASADDown 7: Ranting foolishly about nothing, knowing no betterIGNORANTDDown 8: How one looks when in complete agreementEYETOEYEDDown 13: See 4ASTWOSHORTDDown 15: Evangelist, a twin possibly and a great writerMARK TWAINDDown 16: 2? Certainly not like us!CLUELESSDDown 17: A stumbling block to Basle, disunited about a centuryOBSTACLEDDown 19: A star not to be taken lightly, as some might saySIRIUSDDown 20: See 4PLANKSDDown 23: Packed, as the month's about upCASEDDDown 24: Leave out some of the story Naomi toldOMIT