The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 5th October 2018

There are 15 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 5th October 2018. View the answers below..

Also try..
All The Guardian Cryptic Answers All Publications

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 7:	Area regularly cleared, bordering Asian country
AAcross 8:	Briefly, nation of bandits starts turning over European city
AAcross 9:	Extra money gained — it's not there for teacher
AAcross 10:	Probing farm animal, point injected into swine with a sharp instrument
AAcross 12:	See 13
AAcross 13:	With sailor's termination, pine perhaps about death for colourful character on board?
AAcross 15:	Land, safe ground for one shelled on the beach?
AAcross 16:	See 17	UPFOR
AAcross 17:	Surprise to arrive at a literary festival?
AAcross 18:	Engineers admitting everyone in China destined never to meet
AAcross 20:	Audible, quiet man
AAcross 21:	Writers given non-alcoholic drink after a port in Florida
AAcross 22:	Some alligator fed fish
AAcross 24:	See 1
AAcross 25:	Happy parasite was ahead of salmon
DDown 1:	Gutless benefactor, one criticising Nobel, by the sound of it!
DDown 2:	Upset kid to deal with US president
DDown 3:	Unknown element with carbon in mineral
DDown 4:	Solver always ignorant, perhaps	YOUNEVER
DDown 5:	Having stopped short, continue climbing to rescue old cat
DDown 6:	See 4
DDown 11:	Uplifting painting of chief about right for artist's work
DDown 12:	Puzzling arrangement with sheep leaving, heading north around hot country
DDown 14:	Tender resignation finally, sure to be sacked
DDown 16:	Happy getting rich, transferred from a central bank?
DDown 17:	See 17 across	THEBOOKS
DDown 19:	Medicinal plant — someone taking heart from therapy, did you say?
DDown 20:	Pattern of Scots crossing cold lake
DDown 21:	See 25
DDown 23:	See 15