The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 26th October 2011 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 26th October 2011. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Strategy to get Penny into Javanese orchestraGAME PLANAAcross 5: Doctor accepts rebuke when getting a drinkGRAPPAAAcross 9: Slim and winning but losing one's hairTHINONTOPAAcross 11: Business with corrupt painterCOROTAAcross 12: Plain suit is striking, sayDIRECT ACTIONAAcross 15: Only a small part of the Kalahari Desert is parchedARIDAAcross 16: Lenin wasn't beaten in gameLAWN TENNISAAcross 18: Girl is after fish that causes diseaseSALMONELLAAAcross 19: Benefit from alcoholic drinkSAKEAAcross 21: Honest artisan — fantastic singerFRANK SINATRAAAcross 24: Lotion found in museum? There it is!VOILAAAcross 25: Set forth and left without greeting bishopEXHIBITEDAAcross 26: Blew a fuse about girl being unkemptRAGGEDAAcross 27: Unsurpassed rage ruined assessmentGREATESTDDown 1: Draws courageGUTSDDown 2: Girl finds bananas contain iodineMAIDDDown 3: In favour of healthy earningsPROFITDDown 4: Meat emits heat after cooking? Even so!AT THE SAME TIMEDDown 6: Embarrassed about vehicle that's used againRECYCLEDDDown 7: Welsh girl about to be eaten by bold felinePERSIAN CATDDown 8: Shocked by a dishonest organisationASTONISHEDDDown 10: The tea planter foolishly varnished materialPATENT LEATHERDDown 13: Seaweed keeps society protected from diseaseLASSA FEVERDDown 14: Security agency's chief is deceptiveMISLEADINGDDown 17: Prearrange situation where mysteries may be foundBOOKCASEDDown 20: Song about sailor in the Middle EastARABIADDown 22: Beastly home earl finds an eyesore?STYEDDown 23: Check overflow?EDIT