The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 11th October 2018 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 11th October 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: On appeal, worn out clothing is taken offSATIRISEDAAcross 6: Sign of damage artist expunged from sacred symbolSCABAAcross 10: Great extremes of heat causing depression on the coastBIGHTAAcross 11: Short work made of new setter's contentNOVELETTEAAcross 12: Teacher brought back unique meat dishRISSOLEAAcross 13: Lady getting round awkward snag puts on show againREHANGSAAcross 14: Prime gatherer, in other words?THEGRIMREAPERAAcross 17: Embracing love, Superman did nothing to change his routineMODUS OPERANDIAAcross 21: Bob's brusque, definitely withdrawnCURTSEYAAcross 22: Forgot books sent over with German journalistOMITTEDAAcross 24: Old section of church rail, generallyON AVERAGEAAcross 25: Master Latin with meritLEARNAAcross 26: Cooks and serves buns?DOESAAcross 27: Rates of progress back and forth between the starsDEEP SPACEDDown 1: Discontented sexy singer kicking leg for playboySYBARITEDDown 2: Why Roman chatterboxes assembled their garments?TOGASDDown 3: College employee raised housing rates before half-term, a negative moveRETROGRADESTEPDDown 4: Ray's students rejected supportSUNBEAMDDown 5: Separate nightclub needing some work internallyDIVERGEDDown 7: Skedaddle, as one might hope to do at Lord's?CUTANDRUNDDown 8: Rook bitten by monster titBREASTDDown 9: Radioactivity leads to to these first-rate features, written under pressureALPHAPARTICLESDDown 15: European man overtaking me on way to get soapEMMERDALEDDown 16: Disposing of cider and bubbly?RIDDANCEDDown 18: Green grass on borders of the Blue Grass State risingSKYWARDDDown 19: One patronised before getting hold of books, sayPROTEGEDDown 20: Correspondence taking a Conservative lineACCORDDDown 23: Typically refrain from extra-large portionTRA-LA