The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 31st October 2014 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 31st October 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Social animal's head nibbled a filling form of foodABITOFADOAAcross 10: Clue to father of animal?PANDAAAcross 11: Animal of rank eating half a horseTIGERAAcross 12: It's not normal to make dancing bear caper without moneyABERRANCEAAcross 13: Has-been, broken spirit, lamentingBANSHEEAAcross 14: Employ uniform — form of cover is covertUTILISEAAcross 17: Caracas: not as exotic as an African capitalACCRAAAcross 19: A welcome approach?AVEAAcross 20: Teaching of animal by its parentDOGMAAAcross 21: Waddle about with right loaferDAWDLERAAcross 22: Pressure intensified and produced hailPRAISEDAAcross 24: Amusing chap, Don: perhaps he might join AA?CARDRIVERAAcross 26: Making an animal noise, children hang aroundMOOCHAAcross 28: Animals given quarter in hovel, with hindsightMULESAAcross 29: Misguided terror legislation introduced — it maintains an open woundRETRACTORDDown 1: See 24LASTDDown 2: Animal spirit of small wooden vesselPIGGINDDown 3: Dramatic split worth a full apology?FOURTHWALLDDown 4: Container to take animal foodCANAPEDDown 5: Animal clue: odd little thingMOLECULEDDown 6: Prompt small audible noise from animalSPURDDown 7: Slaughter of gnu in den without respiteUNENDINGDDown 8: Produced from animal earmarked as a potential fatherMALEDDown 13: Animal with a number of whiskersBEARDDDown 15: Take wild animal and dine on hot foodINDIAN MEALDDown 16: Animal spirit, ultimately wildELANDDDown 18: Animal only just taking off head of chickenCOWARDLYDDown 19: Animal, one last pair to appear, God willing, on vessel to save themAARDVARKDDown 22: Boatman, cruel to put animal in oven dishPIRATEDDown 23: Way to get food for animalsSTOATSDDown 24: Failed animal in role of team leaderCAMEDDown 25: Mounted headless horse in horrorROSEDDown 27: Animal with pronounced whiskersHARE