The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 7th October 2011 There are 14 across clues and 10 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 7th October 2011. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Shoots fish in the homeFIRESIDEAAcross 9: Melody containing new line to hold most of these linesTUNNELAAcross 10: Brilliant companion has a stiffenerSTARCHAAcross 11: When Tyler comes in, gradually reduce basic drinkTAP WATERAAcross 12: Walk with difficulty needing 10?LIMPAAcross 13: Criminal fellow, the estate managerMALEFACTORAAcross 15: In the presence of death let everyone be a sporting typeATHLETEAAcross 16: Line every 50 years?JUBILEEAAcross 18: Line on poles in 19th centuryVICTORIANSAAcross 19: Weapon to suit?CLUBAAcross 20: Spicy stuff to read outside pub before lunchCINNAMONAAcross 22: It's not often you find an artist to trustRARELYAAcross 23: Bike burnt by Eliot makes line for the IrishNORTONAAcross 24: Line, half of it and not much of that, forms resistant stuffBAKELITEDDown 1: Line 5 is the thing — otherwise a social workerDISTRICTVISITORDDown 2: Line at Eastern Church jobMETROPOLITANATEDDown 3: Device useful to umpires came across in bargeLIGHT METERDDown 4: Material for cowboy hat?TEXTILEDDown 5: Large quantities raised at stationSTOPDDown 6: Wrong right in two acts with line — one round poleANTARCTIC CIRCLEDDown 7: Straightness of 4s? You hear incorrectlyHETEROSEXUALITYDDown 14: Spooner's worthless people in combustionFOURSTROKEDDown 17: Girl in grass plot round sundial, she hopes!WANNABEDDown 21: Setter's excavationMINE