The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 16th October 2018 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 16th October 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Affliction may be blandBLIGHTAAcross 4: Arrogant, if trueASSUMINGAAcross 9: Jailer to break up our act? Not us!CAPTORAAcross 10: Most glad with you finally getting some kind of sleep in this medical conditionGLAUCOMAAAcross 11: Beethoven's third, fifth, sixth and ninth: my copy is ear-shatteringEROICASYMPHONYAAcross 13: Fractured ankle is bad, in piecesBALKANISEDAAcross 14: Note: get up and learnMEMOAAcross 16: See 14RISEAAcross 18: Dawn French in romantic sitcom that starts not too demandingFIRST LIGHTAAcross 21: Spilling fine ale a reason for such a biting rebukeAFLEAINONESEARAAcross 23: Praise for current company getting a new dealACCOLADEAAcross 24: This picks up light wine, if essentially deficientRETINAAAcross 25: Undue interference shown ultimately by grandmother is my problemNANNYISMAAcross 26: Heavy breather ignored, extremely crossHYBRIDDDown 1: Primitive draw?BACKDDown 2: Like some units taking a riskIMPERILDDown 3: Delinquent hangout in which one toilet is turned upside downHOOLIGANDDown 5: Under shelf is another essay on a time when there's little to reportSILLY SEASONDDown 6: Seizes unfinished extortion noteUSURPSDDown 7: Philistine drinks too much of this elementISOTOPEDDown 8: Table container would make easy money, if switched to railGRAVY BOATDDown 12: Fans of a heartless romance, drink upAFICIONADOSDDown 13: Once more committed a boring and endless reformationBORN-AGAINDDown 15: Hiding poor result by blowingBLUSTERYDDown 17: Google site reporting enhanced cleavage?SILICONDDown 19: Fag end found by less energetic tradesmanGLAZIERDDown 20: See 17VALLEYDDown 22: See 1WARD