The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 29th October 2012 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 29th October 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Routine procedure for a safe crossingKERBDRILLAAcross 8: Quiet gameWHISTAAcross 9: Rapid rise, sadly, in dilapidationDISREPAIRAAcross 10: A bit of a punch-upSCRAPAAcross 12: They fight with one anotherALLIESAAcross 13: Press one to state conclusion involving a paradoxIRONICALAAcross 14: Husband shows reticenceRESERVEAAcross 17: Hit a century, made fastCLOCKEDAAcross 20: To show greater indulgence may be stupidMINDLESSAAcross 22: Hemingway and Sterne novelERNESTAAcross 24: Footwear that goes with the hose?PUMPSAAcross 25: Incensed by having to change banks?CROSSOVERAAcross 26: They go round about, loud and heavyHEFTYAAcross 27: Missing personsABSENTEESDDown 1: A broken romance?SERIALDDown 2: A bit over-developed and not finally successfulABORTIVEDDown 3: Covers spread outDRAPESDDown 4: It's forbidden — and one hundred take it badly at firstILLICITDDown 5: Affected stylish greetingCHICHIDDown 6: Inserted plug in leak — a daring exploitESCAPADEDDown 11: One gets a large number upset about hard workTOILDDown 15: US recipe cooked for gourmetsEPICURESDDown 16: Look in six different directionsVIEWDDown 18: Associates with swindling types?CONSORTSDDown 19: Credit work, say, to a writerASCRIBEDDown 21: Vice produces record-breaking taxDEPUTYDDown 22: Oriental flower festivalEASTERDDown 23: Country editor beset with bad newsSWEDEN