The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 9th October 2014 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 9th October 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Primate tucks into preserves and small eatsCANAPESAAcross 5: Kent gets a regulatory area facing offshoreSEAWARDAAcross 9: Carnivore decapitated craftsmanOTTERAAcross 10: Shoot queen's minister in entranceGERMINATEAAcross 11: Harmony in a musical instrumentCONCERTINAAAcross 12: Tramp's caresses rejectedSTEPAAcross 14: Drool when taking trip for taskmasterSLAVE DRIVERAAcross 18: Spin doctor calling for incitementPROVOCATIONAAcross 21: Pretence produces endless embarrassmentSHAMAAcross 22: First man to market keeps very quiet, getting a lump in the throatADAM'S APPLEAAcross 25: Rechabite cooked bairn's teaABSTAINERAAcross 26: Plunge into Dutch riverDOUSEAAcross 27: Made certain when monarch's followed aroundENSUREDAAcross 28: Light lunch initially before the serviceLANTERNDDown 1: Bend down to king in ChesterfieldCROUCHDDown 2: Nathaniel retains sunburn when floatingNATANTDDown 3: Kinkiness for every typePERVERSIONDDown 4: Complain over time of showSIGHTDDown 5: Tiger seen frolicking in animal sanctuarySERENGETIDDown 6: Help to keep Victor keenAVIDDDown 7: Doctor paid a vet to be compliantADAPTIVEDDown 8: Duty leader always to leave car in animal sanctuaryDEERPARKDDown 13: Possibly die in Roman instrument of tortureIRON MAIDENDDown 15: Boycott achieved during commercial is very wickedABANDONEDDDown 16: Dissenter beaten to a pasteAPOSTATEDDown 17: Doctor the girls' syrupMOLASSESDDown 19: Trim a treeSPRUCEDDown 20: Lop off pole in riverSEVERNDDown 23: Extra large fungusMORELDDown 24: The food sounds OKFAIR