The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 8th October 2015 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 8th October 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Dopes come out as rotters doDECOMPOSEAAcross 6: Lampoon francophone who resides in centre of LisbonSQUIBAAcross 9: Old master more convinced when daughter replaces sonDURERAAcross 10: Start of parenthood: man and woman having swell time?PREGNANCYAAcross 11: PM, close to tears, hugged by non-U comedianPALMERSTONAAcross 12: Dash from Brazil's capital cityBRIOAAcross 14: Bad lad drew trailerDAWDLERAAcross 15: Monty's opponent with large cast in great ringGROMMETAAcross 17: View taking in both sides of unusual riverVISTULAAAcross 19: Fancy man comparedLIKENEDAAcross 20: What's left behind?RUMPAAcross 22: Walks made person fitPROMENADESAAcross 25: Showing sign of life, Orlando's dropped in without thinkingONIMPULSEAAcross 26: Rattle heard in part of cycle?PHASEAAcross 27: Vestibule no good for posh peopleENTRYAAcross 28: Injured boxer not on one vessel or anotherCUTTYSARKDDown 1: Welshman, gutted by party, redecoratedDIDUPDDown 2: Will race upset singular athlete?CARL LEWISDDown 3: Wicked poet's house contentsMARVELLOUSDDown 4: One who resists work with modelOPPOSERDDown 5: Without delay, say, loner dashed inERELONGDDown 6: Function without LatinSINEDDown 7: Useful narrow section of a boneULNARDDown 8: Cricket commentator has Edgbaston openers sent to CoventryBOYCOTTEDDDown 13: Get your glad rags on — and your skatesLOOKSNAPPYDDown 14: Bird only grabbing tail of saltwater fishDOVERSOLEDDown 16: Old bird with no drink in singular performanceMONODRAMADDown 18: Paint tea party attendee almost eating blubberACRYLICDDown 19: Keen to accept book shedding some lightLAMBENTDDown 21: Damp area avoided by chairman's followerMOISTDDown 23: Start from scratch and reach the highest point, saySPEAKDDown 24: Lively spot around year endSPRY