The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 27th October 2016 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 27th October 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: South American, but not Picaroon, can get a top billingCO-STARAAcross 1: South American, but not Picaroon, can get a top billingCOSTARAAcross 4: Dish that is best to eat coldICE CREAMAAcross 4: Dish that is best to eat coldICECREAMAAcross 9: Jiffy bags right for deviceTRICKAAcross 10: Carry out urban repairs with crooked qualityMENDACITYAAcross 11: Dancing act heard close to Torvill and Dean's workplaceCATHEDRALAAcross 12: Philosopher that you can't get in to, mostlyLOCKEAAcross 13: Unclad Greek character to rush lines in small-scale theatre workMICROSURGERYAAcross 17: Convincingly repulsive, say, after makeoverPERSUASIVELYAAcross 20: American pursues good deal for sports carLOTUSAAcross 21: Report is entered in record — it shows who has the last wordEPILOGISTAAcross 23: King George I dons sarong that's shot silkGROSGRAINAAcross 24: Worker taking time off in vesselOILERAAcross 25: Like an item obtained returning three rocksTOGETHERAAcross 26: Port amassed? Oenophile spun bottlesODESSADDown 1: Animal on a hunt through tunnelCATACOMBDDown 2: Special US agency receiving a jerk's complaintSCIATICADDown 3: Joint leader of Republicans dismissed in angerANKLEDDown 5: Firefighter stops two prisoners helpingCONFLAGRATIONDDown 6: Burn Louis XIV, maybe, in Belgian cityCHARLEROIDDown 7: Show sinner not quite welcomed by Anglican communityEVINCEDDown 8: Part of year with border chaosMAYHEMDDown 10: Dadaism's queer founders presenting a controversial writerMARQUIS DE SADEDDown 14: Moan open dresses will show boobOVERSIGHTDDown 15: Greek statesman, caught in danger, gets tips from EurocratsPERICLESDDown 16: Turmoil in Syria, the state having lost controlHYSTERIADDown 18: Small and delicateSLIGHTDDown 19: Heading for Sandown, crowd wants horse to leave stableSTRONGDDown 22: Poet pens nothing ellipticalOVOID