The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 19th October 2017 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 19th October 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Money boxes maintain returns, capitalYEREVANAAcross 5: Key issue: no girl getting hot teaHASHISHAAcross 10: Design of Hitler, say, combed across the forehead, perhaps?HAIRAAcross 11: Rocket could pull one crew into the airSTEAMTRAINAAcross 12: Price now for the country?JORDANAAcross 13: Spice Girl in rank underwearLINGERIEAAcross 14: Drunk? Poor you, time to abstainCRAPULENTAAcross 16: Covered cloaks are lacking in a particular sense?CLOTHAAcross 17: See 10STYLEAAcross 19: Remaining bottles primarily noxious and potent, not initially fit for cookingOVEN-READYAAcross 23: Lord, criminal admitting leakLIFE PEERAAcross 24: Supporter, revolutionary behind outstanding newspaperRAFTERAAcross 26: Parental role not substantial enough — that is absent in criminal being heldTOOTH FAIRYAAcross 27: Bottle snatched by gorilla, I veer backwardsVIALAAcross 28: Source of information, one of twelve rapidly emptiedLIBRARYAAcross 29: Climbers pocketing gold keysIVORIESDDown 2: Entrance way overseas welcoming country on the riseENAMOURDDown 3: See 16EAREDDDown 4: Star's first opening scene having left clubARSENALDDown 6: Seed of a fruit lacking moisture finally diedALMONDDDown 7: US author with 22 24 to follow, how might the story end, roughly speaking?HARPERLEEDDown 8: Mountain climber beginning to shiver, if not wearing pants, traditionally?SKI LIFTDDown 9: Gracious to unite around band with Italian maestroWELLINEVERDIDDDown 15: Fabric cut up not long ago, a third offPOLYESTERDDown 18: Capital error over centre of CatholicismTRIPOLIDDown 20: Looker, career soaring, very famous dancerNUREYEVDDown 21: Dude terribly worried when delivery expectedDUE DATEDDown 22: Fire shot after male bovineHEIFERDDown 25: Note minister provided, written upFIVER