The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 16th October 2015 There are 12 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 16th October 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 4: Undertaking is hard but not a thing to get excited aboutFETISHAAcross 6: Scheme uses instrumental ensemble, including pianoGAME PLANAAcross 9: One enthroned — this person's in winter coatERMINEAAcross 10: End a life, sadly with discharge of gunfireENFILADEAAcross 11: Drink making miner with bottle sozzledBITTER LEMONAAcross 15: Religious writing's bit of magic not totally engaging workerTANTRICAAcross 17: Standard disciples — or those specially called?PARSONSAAcross 18: Nasty Tories digging into benefit with a particular economic policyPERESTROIKAAAcross 22: Joy, female priest joining urban areaFELICITYAAcross 23: With intervention of hubby ultimately, affair is in the airFLYINGAAcross 24: What could indicate a limited number being really excitedTURNED ONAAcross 25: Fighting prince, game and jauntyRUPERTDDown 1: Period of debt various ancestors would limitUSANCEDDown 2: Arts graduate mugs up on new work rated very highlyMAGNUM OPUSDDown 3: Novice to seek charity — fallen one, no saintBEGINNERDDown 4: Having bottled up somewhat, escape minor inconvenienceFLEA BITEDDown 4: Having bottled up somewhat, escape minor inconvenienceFLEABITEDDown 5: Working for a while, covering brief time, is attractiveTEMPTINGDDown 7: Charge boy — nothing is admittedLOADDDown 8: Unfortunate youngster totally concentrated, they sayNEETDDown 12: Fine material helping woundLACERATIONDDown 13: Assume I have to be encouragingPOSITIVEDDown 14: Freight brought into madame's is foreign foodESCARGOTDDown 16: Agonised about record, being stuffed once moreREPACKEDDDown 19: Come and attract men to the northROLL UPDDown 20: Aid to identification when one probes newtEFITDDown 21: To drink noisily, not quietly, is an insultSLUR