The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 30th October 2012 There are 13 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 30th October 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 5: Work hard to get a new mottoSLOGANAAcross 6: Garment is to hang loosely round boySARONGAAcross 9: Cry of pain stifled by eccentric dramatistCOWARDAAcross 10: Benefit provided except in CrosbyBLESSINGAAcross 11: Deer takes one for a rideDOESAAcross 12: Writes for politician producing dark taleGHOSTSTORYAAcross 13: One way to make underwear stretchSINGLETRACKAAcross 18: Politician, soldier and landlordREPUBLICANAAcross 21: On reflection condemn low spiritsMOODAAcross 22: Athlete gets evangelist ornamental mineralBLUEJOHNAAcross 23: Wild and free in the capitalMADRIDAAcross 24: Bacchante's crazy about another womanMAENADAAcross 25: Raise the matter of British fishBROACHDDown 1: Film director cut up an item of sports equipmentPOLANSKIDDown 2: Divine companion upset coddled creatureLAPDOGDDown 3: Better form of gas meterGAMESTERDDown 4: Spoil lettuce that's plantedCOSSETDDown 5: Issue about drug that's exactly rightSPOTONDDown 7: Upper classes make good with admissionGENTRYDDown 8: Former pupil's only trace is out of dateOBSOLESCENTDDown 14: Happy accepting permit in ScotlandGALLOWAYDDown 15: A demonic form of entertainerCOMEDIANDDown 16: Ambled unsteadily into pandemoniumBEDLAMDDown 17: European's elegancePOLISHDDown 19: In June Venetian weather is erraticUNEVENDDown 20: Dicky Monroe is dead!NO MORE