The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 21st October 2010 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 21st October 2010. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Choose industrial chemists' solution: we deal with …OPTICIANSAAcross 6: … one of 11's problems, which could be jollySIGHTAAcross 9: Have a meal, eating some muffins, and digestSUM-UPAAcross 10: Return of Turner's last painting in which a flag is unfurled today …TRAFALGARAAcross 11: … saw the last of Londoners with a stammer requesting …LORD NELSONAAcross 12: … lip service from 27KISSAAcross 14: Copy of setter's first picturesIMITATEAAcross 15: 11's hard part of speechHORATIOAAcross 17: Celebration of romance produced most willinglyLIEFESTAAcross 19: Motherland is pregnant, according to 11's signalENGLANDAAcross 20: 11's favourite novel?EMMAAAcross 22: Likely divorcee's grudge holding waterRESPONDENTAAcross 25: Romance is return of Morse (say) chasing tailless monkeyLANGUE D'OCAAcross 26: Turn of phrase that shows who I am when I'm backedIDIOMAAcross 27: Tough novelistHARDYAAcross 28: Song of repetitious dateYESTERDAYDDown 1: Dipper in river and lakeOUSELDDown 2: Fighter at 10 from three riversTEMERAIREDDown 3: 11's battle horse in battle ten years after 10COPENHAGENDDown 4: Bestial characters make a bloomerASTILBEDDown 5: Partially enclosed salt water animal at Scottish well?SEALOCHDDown 6: Buddies turn up for punishmentSLAPDDown 7: Musical engagement with first line a former tenorGIGLIDDown 8: 3 should drop Europe on the vergeTHRESHOLDDDown 13: Craft work of giant encased in saltBRIGANTINEDDown 14: Hi! All h*** let loose — it's diathesisILL HEALTHDDown 16: Swap coil for deflected air streamTRADE WINDDDown 18: Forerunner of 28 used differently in riverTUESDAYDDown 19: See 19 acrossEXPECTSDDown 21: Unimportant part of indicator at motorway junctionMINORDDown 23: Private gun?TOMMYDDown 24: Money to be paid after 19sDUTY