The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 17th October 2014 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 17th October 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Wife rings notorious mistress over in JerseyWOOLLENAAcross 5: Penniless, break out and dash back to motherNURTUREAAcross 10: Arab channel now received in smart part of LondonWADIAAcross 11: During a catnap I start to conceive hot rods hereATOMIC PILEAAcross 12: A little invention creates first of goals in extra timeWIDGETAAcross 13: Tense old character keeps pet trimTRUNCATEAAcross 14: Watch kept here as quoted scrap firm ends in defeatWAISTCOATAAcross 16: Out-of-the-way holiday destination top couple leftASIDEAAcross 17: God knows, bank margins have droppedWOTANAAcross 19: He's written to Dad, nervous about Sunday's matchADDRESSEEAAcross 23: Our lot will be enough to put in flushWELL-TO-DOAAcross 24: Carpet free? Large one's dumpedBERATEAAcross 26: In season, I wonder about binman in restaurantWINE WAITERAAcross 27: Big horse kicks another breedSIREAAcross 28: Dams eat the same nutsWEIRDOSAAcross 29: Stones' hit originally breaks recordSHINGLEDDown 2: Clapped-out Cortina, one missing temperature instrumentOCARINADDown 3: Left Scotch for one German telling storiesLYINGDDown 4: Like some bands? Go on with one in the CityELASTICDDown 6: College, which in Paris has no peersUNIQUEDDown 7: Puts in parts that naturally fit old printer's output?TYPECASTSDDown 8: Romanov leader thrilled to be from same familyRELATEDDDown 9: Old PM tackled issues in novelNORTHANDSOUTHDDown 15: After strike's lifted, rebel works for buttonsSMALL BEERDDown 18: Former writer's pursuing goal in Old EnglishONE-TIMEDDown 18: Former writer's pursuing goal in Old EnglishONETIMEDDown 20: Woman's upset about old DG's reincarnationREBIRTHDDown 21: Doctor learnt to bypass hospital entranceENTHRALDDown 22: Second refusal to admit current state in MedMONACODDown 25: Contrarily, some womanisers pine for it, maybeRESIN