The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 24th October 2011 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 24th October 2011. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Brilliant game for one personSOLITAIREAAcross 8: Leader of religious group?PILOTAAcross 9: Mum, badly treated, is devastatedSHATTEREDAAcross 10: Found out, caught and triedHEARDAAcross 12: Clever binary codeBRAINYAAcross 13: Compass indicates a parallelLATITUDEAAcross 14: Move hurriedly to sinkSCUTTLEAAcross 17: Some find it slow, but naturally it's livelyCRICKETAAcross 20: Class includes group providing music, perhapsCASSETTEAAcross 22: Intended taking note out of fundsFIANCEAAcross 24: It may describe the infinitive "to separate"SPLITAAcross 25: Give a nod to chap, possibly a flasherSIGNALMANAAcross 26: Jar in which to put coalGRATEAAcross 27: Charles Edward is in hiding, beatenCHASTISEDDDown 1: She traditionally raises the issueMOTHERDDown 2: I'd set up rigidly defined areaDISTRICTDDown 3: Not quite in the altogetherBARELYDDown 4: Regular soldier?ORDERLYDDown 5: Strip joint is over the wayDIVESTDDown 6: Time for breakfast?PORRIDGEDDown 11: Prison disturbanceSTIRDDown 15: Wine found in many picnic basketsCHAMPERSDDown 16: Still to come or already gone?LATEDDown 18: Honour a simple man of the clothCHAPLAINDDown 19: City makes Joe richJERICHODDown 21: Devious move before close of playSHIFTYDDown 22: Polish or polish offFINISHDDown 23: Encourages firms about to make drastic cutsCOAXES