The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 28th October 2013 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 28th October 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Protect worker who is accusedDEFENDANTAAcross 8: Expert clad in an item of protective clothingAPRONAAcross 9: Old university graduate twice blocks changeALMA MATERAAcross 10: Lad about to return stolen propertyBOOTYAAcross 12: Goes round bistro abroadORBITSAAcross 13: Abominable, if not extreme, form of explosive deviceNAILBOMBAAcross 14: They have no choice, poor chapsBEGGARSAAcross 17: Learned English and Italian, in shortERUDITEAAcross 20: Rotor arm?REVOLVERAAcross 22: Relic of ship in protective wrappingFOSSILAAcross 24: Goodness is a major point in compassionPIETYAAcross 25: Watch, say, for a magazine articleTIMEPIECEAAcross 26: One involved in outrageous cost was philosophicalSTOICAAcross 27: Bar snack?CHOCOLATEDDown 1: Counter-informantTELLERDDown 2: Stopping at sea?BELAYINGDDown 3: Models or ladies in fashionIDEALSDDown 4: Conclude there's no place for the damnedINFERNODDown 5: A quiet look by doctor shows self-possessionAPLOMBDDown 6: Two things swindlers do and may be found guilty of in courtCONTEMPTDDown 11: Support one throughoutPIERDDown 15: Broken leg is set by linesmenELEGISTSDDown 16: Cruise? Get overexcited!ROVEDDown 18: One of the following?DISCIPLEDDown 19: Charge made by soldiers in battleFREIGHTDDown 21: Kiss in love story broadcast makes a neat endingOXTAILDDown 22: Do some asset-stripping to run churchFLEECEDDown 23: Encourage a sound location for a pubINCITE