The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 3rd October 2017 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 3rd October 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Sex for Roman philosopher is nobleVICOMTEAAcross 5: Philosopher, one working a large amountMILLIONAAcross 10: This is a reminder to invest poundsCLUEAAcross 11: Sanctimonious lines by philosopher, a junkiePILLPOPPERAAcross 12: Dance suggestively, in extremely giddy tempoGYRATEAAcross 13: Philosopher concerned with small unitsPLATOONSAAcross 14: Clothing collection and tea picked up by philosopherTROUSSEAUAAcross 16: King swallows drop of Lemsip, catching a chillRELAXAAcross 17: Actress in Ultimo bra, gracefully twirlingGARBOAAcross 19: A friend meets Mike using letters of introduction?ACRONYMICAAcross 23: Supply me with dosh in search for pleasureHEDONISMAAcross 24: Unearth erstwhile philosopherEXHUMEAAcross 26: Roman philosopher running into virginMARK ANTONYAAcross 27: Expression of pleasure as tedium's cut shortGRINAAcross 28: Finding court composer's given precedenceVERDICTAAcross 29: Flatter hulk stripping off during a trystADULATEDDown 2: Hip liberal philosopher — his work is decorativeINLAYERDDown 3: Head of Oundle has great final termOMEGADDown 4: Slept so badly in a state of deshabilleTOPLESSDDown 6: Plain dancing? We're told why a ball may be soINPLAYDDown 7: Doctor or sleepy nurses run kind of hospitalLEPROSERYDDown 8: A canoe travelling around one large group of islandsOCEANIADDown 9: Acclaim actor lacking refinement in London parkCLAPHAMCOMMONDDown 15: British philosopher welcomed by German and not hinderedUNBLOCKEDDDown 18: Salt in wonderful starter of tabbouleh getting consumedACETATEDDown 20: Look at cracking cryptic done like a Cyclops?ONE-EYEDDDown 21: One first rings a doctor, a specialist in feetIAMBISTDDown 22: Occasion to eat a piece of cakePICNICDDown 25: Man turned on philosopherHEGEL