The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 4th October 2011 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 4th October 2011. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Mount queen putting iodine into toilet fixtureQUIRINALAAcross 9: Unprincipled medic, sea-girtAMORALAAcross 10: A donkey, almost wildAMOKAAcross 11: Western in which sharp or flat blood group's alteredOCCIDENTALAAcross 12: Not starting tale of crop productionARABLEAAcross 14: Judges hearing about cakeTRIBUNALAAcross 15: Meagre agent concealing misdemeanour, almostSCRIMPYAAcross 17: One captivated by muddy transparencyCLARITYAAcross 20: Something to be confessed by fan — "I love rock band"?SINFONIAAAcross 22: Prime colour reflected in grassHEYDAYAAcross 23: Musing Frenchman amid wreckageRUMINATIONAAcross 24: Gently propel women behindWAFTAAcross 25: Reinforce point in recordANNEALAAcross 26: A blue 6 improbably swinging both waysBISEXUALDDown 1: Spice up routine with outrageous crimeTURMERICDDown 2: Long walk for 1970s' band multiplied by 100?TREKDDown 3: Rest of tin has leakSNOOZEDDown 4: Calm river concealing a crocodile's headPLACATEDDown 5: Monkey gets piece to practiseMANDRILLDDown 6: Writer given bhuna curry and rice dropping guts in delightJOHNAUBREYDDown 7: Second fruit minus second fruitBANANADDown 13: Cheese is airborne, concealing 5 6's workBRIEFLIVESDDown 16: High point for trainee aboard boatPINNACLEDDown 18: Scot maintaining Adolf maltreated plantTOADFLAXDDown 19: Snake eats up Irish instrumentMARIMBADDown 21: Reptile destabilising university againIGUANADDown 22: Whittles ahead of time — and that's no lie!HONESTDDown 24: Easily impressed by kiss en route?WAXY