The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 9th October 2015 There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 9th October 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Send back starter of grouse, possible disappointment for toast lover eating hot gameMAHJONGAAcross 5: Old devil, bathing everyone from behind in lightOIL LAMPAAcross 9: Collected by Speroni, Chelsea cornerNICHEAAcross 10: Get communist to reverse the post-conviction termination of civil rightsATTAINDERAAcross 11: More than one opposite that is seen differentlyANTITHESESAAcross 12: Thickening mixture the way for French speakersROUXAAcross 14: Involved in divorce proceedings, as house may be?SEMIDETACHEDAAcross 18: 16 heard an old songHELLOGOODBYEAAcross 21: Hertfordshire town — at which place, did you say?WAREAAcross 22: Duchy with a house dragon bought as negotiable? Bury the hatchet before heading for courtSAXECOBURGAAcross 25: Army having landed in Italy, without the guts for aggressionHOSTILITYAAcross 26: See 24 downPRAWNAAcross 27: Got to eat right piece? Bad egg!WRONG 'UNAAcross 28: Lathe work reminiscent of an English artist, perhaps?TURNERYDDown 1: Hand over fish, snapperMANRAYDDown 2: Enchanting Shakespearean character, Tom Cruise's BottomHECATEDDown 3: Public dance squeezing in extra time initially, too muchOVER-THE-TOPDDown 4: Reportedly wonderful setting for the AshesGRATEDDown 5: Recovering at the far side, about a thousandONTHEMENDDDown 6: Username and password no good for private areaLOINDDown 7: See 22 acrossANDGOTHADDown 8: Waste liquid covering bovine in free bleachPEROXIDEDDown 13: Actor happy once to embrace end of war, dove welcoming start of peacetimeGARY COOPERDDown 15: In loo I sat, puzzling in seclusionISOLATIONDDown 16: Horse fed to animal, food for dogCHOW CHOWDDown 16: Horse fed to animal, food for dogCHOWCHOWDDown 17: Outside broadcast so clear about frequencyALFRESCODDown 19: Say what you want to do with disease, clergyman?CURATEDDown 20: Years spent living over French city, having abandoned an officeAGENCYDDown 23: Germany extremely inept as a nationEGYPTDDown 24: Men eating last of lobster, seafoodKING