The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 29th September 2016 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 29th September 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: See 24JUNIORSAAcross 5: Most adequate unit of current, just in caseAMPLESTAAcross 9: Base including second homeROOSTAAcross 10: True to form, runner put on old coat, perhaps?OUTERWEARAAcross 11: See 18SOLDIERSPYAAcross 12: See 19BULLAAcross 14: A flavour eating donkey, part braisedALACASSEROLEAAcross 18: 8 unmasking red, risky operation stillTINKERTAILORAAcross 21: One's despicable listHEELAAcross 22: Well, what might have me beatified?MYGOODNESSAAcross 25: One isn't a worker behind party issueCONSONANTAAcross 26: Mission accomplished, like another military operation on all frontsALAMOAAcross 27: Both journeys on a return ticket to remote locationOUTBACKAAcross 28: Factor when last in race, fast catching meELEMENTDDown 1: Barely covering the fundamentals of rules, insufficient for legal expertJURISTDDown 2: Nut pastaNOODLEDDown 3: Baseball player shot due to rifleOUTFIELDERDDown 4: Bottom of charts, not very good trackSPOORDDown 5: For the future then? Yours truly, for startersANTIPASTIDDown 6: See 16PARKDDown 7: Will official survive in the end, after old court restructured?EXECUTORDDown 8: Tail of nuthatch in bird bookTHRILLERDDown 13: Flash speed not good enoughSECOND-RATEDDown 15: Old vessel, ship under contract, originally transporting yarn swiftlyCUTTYSARKDDown 16: Irritating devil, perhaps, penning average score for 1960s' songITCHYCOODDown 17: Source of information in the Times about birdINTERNETDDown 19: Be brave at first in bending the rule of law in advance notice of possible charges?BEWAREDDown 20: Lead key or bolt, ultimatelyESCORTDDown 23: See 19OFTHEDDown 24: Soccer team from Louisiana, one beset by yobsBOCA