The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 24th September 2015 There are 17 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 24th September 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Starters in Italian hardly cooked deceive German, sending back dumplingsGNOCCHIAAcross 5: To get a better position, White's third play captures pawn with rookIMPROVEAAcross 10: Essentially, lifting legendary setter's gold wheels is a strainARIAAAcross 11: Instigating new action executing the picking of plums?REENGAGINGAAcross 12: Book 16s gutted about Elbow missing leadJUDGESAAcross 13: This Alec displaying genuine class in castGUINNESSAAcross 14: Set One was scuppered when the rains cameWETSEASONAAcross 16: Quickly set down outside fashionable nightclub, maybeJOINTAAcross 17: Such a change would make this thick soupy liquorSTOCKAAcross 19: That man's just robbed me of the tips off trolley!STOPTHIEFAAcross 23: Nothing left between Romeo and his Juliet but the bigger prizeROLL OVERAAcross 23: Nothing left between Romeo and his Juliet but the bigger prizeROLLOVERAAcross 24: Current partner with wheels seeking the highest standardsIDEALSAAcross 26: What one versed in dodges does right in order to crack what's typical of PhilistineNOTASTROKEAAcross 27: One's pathetic GP coming over all sanctimoniousDRIPAAcross 28: It's jolly good fun returning to your little barREVELRYAAcross 29: Youngster from Australia secures place for Ashes tourJOURNEYDDown 2: Training courses lifted the lid on educationNURTUREDDown 3: Loud sound signal cues packing upCLANGDDown 4: A filling in hot recipe, is it?HARISSADDown 6: The first person to entrap a Group One flyerMAGPIEDDown 7: Jargon so bemusing, Henry's order in Indian?ROGANJOSHDDown 8: Serving of 7 is only meatVENISONDDown 9: Referring to revolutionary, if not horrific period of historyREIGN OF TERRORDDown 15: Surely not as address for the Hammers? It's taken offSICK LEAVEDDown 18: Couple setting up broadcast in personal dedicationTWOSOMEDDown 20: Perhaps The Ancient Mariner's stopping for an ancient card game?PRIMERODDown 21: Murderer's chopped up diminutive missing women round SerpentineEELLIKEDDown 22: Open tank to replace Japanese iconAVATARDDown 25: Bloody Viz goes up and down on it!EIDER