The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 11th October 2012 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 11th October 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Extremely uncongenial bird's embraced at lastULTIMATEAAcross 9: Actor's denied leading part in filmsLAYERSAAcross 10: Old swinger who scored with temptress — it ends in remorseBABEAAcross 11: Swinger professionally and privately has row about German swingers' clubsTIGERWOODSAAcross 12: Swinger going on record shows what's grand in French ResistanceMILLERAAcross 14: Gin reportedly reduces discomfort in swingers' barsTRAPEZESAAcross 15: The Ottoman commander most admired by his peers produces middlebrow novelAGASAGAAAcross 17: Swinger's flat out here having food to scoffHAMMOCKAAcross 20: Worker taken in by PM has silly illusionPHANTASMAAcross 22: Trojan horse's outside Caribbean countryHECUBAAAcross 23: Actress admits whisky's knocked back for illuminationSTREET LAMPAAcross 23: Actress admits whisky's knocked back for illuminationSTREETLAMPAAcross 24: See 10RUTHAAcross 25: See 1VOTERSAAcross 26: See 2SWAPPINGDDown 1: Swingers seduced by parties love gin — start of frolics!FLOATINGDDown 2: Swinger's activity with one fellow, say, accepting hands going up legWIFEDDown 3: Swinger like 10 24 across's beatBATTERDDown 4: Top for woman with figure of a voluminous natureWEIGHTYDDown 5: Long aria composed for this?GLORIANADDown 6: Addict needs this endless buzz: too many drugs leading to crime, unfortunatelyHYPODERMICDDown 7: Cross Irish girl wasting timeBRIDGEDDown 13: Cinematic location fails to entertain patron of the theatreLOS ANGELESDDown 16: Large woman's uncontrolled eating leads to swollen stomachGIANTESSDDown 18: Bishop caught in fling with joiner in pick-up locationCABSTANDDDown 19: Singer plugs TV award half-heartedly — it's an important missionEMBASSYDDown 21: Legendary 3 building centuryHUTTONDDown 22: Swinger exercising no discrimination during arousalHEPCATDDown 24: After starter's put away, beef's readyRIPE