The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 23rd October 2018 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 23rd October 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Final section of joint unfinished choral worksROACHAAcross 10: Old coin container in Pennsylvania high spotANNAPURNAAAcross 11: Fixed dot, so company could not be movedSTOODFIRMAAcross 12: Miles is after bear symbolTOTEMAAcross 13: Sheep hiding in ground cover, an airman's lifesaverMAE WESTAAcross 15: Performing flea meets obstruction (a bit of foliage)LEAFLETAAcross 17: Jack gets United to take on son Tom?JONESAAcross 18: Getting on Circle line with a large numberOLDAAcross 20: Natural lining material wrapped round end of the contents of basketMOSESAAcross 22: Mechanical orbit circling round and aroundROBOTICAAcross 25: Almost understand oddly clued "shut off"SECLUDEAAcross 26: Lightweight worker in goods packing?BOXERAAcross 27: Heating and lighting, say, above school's entranceOVERHEADSAAcross 30: Easily removable WC with false nuts round tip of baseLOOSELEAFAAcross 31: Ruby's shielded by firm beliefCREDODDown 1: Means of defence gets hot with top offARMSDDown 2: Game to sleep with nothing on next to Trotsky?NAPOLEONDDown 3: Booted a bit of the pitch over the top of HillsboroughSHODDDown 4: Wait, or do shifts as a broadcasterRADIOTWODDown 5: Barbarian lifting a thin plate of boneANIMALDDown 6: Circle left to access champ hit badly about the eyeOPHTHALMICDDown 7: Animal research facility about to introduce a tedious courseBRUTALDDown 8: Till first sign of five in the morning about right?FARMDDown 13: Stick around with Gold, an American studentMAJORDDown 14: Yes, regatta activated sedentary duckEASYTARGETDDown 16: Art venue includes sex experienceTASTEDDown 19: Sydney, if tarted up to present a trivial, cosy image to touristsDISNEYFYDDown 21: Little pig's snitchSQUEALERDDown 23: Spa where males are heard to gain weightBUXTONDDown 24: Hide bordering lake (you'll prosper in it)CLOVERDDown 26: Dance nutBALLDDown 28: Artist lacks yen, in a way, for a jointHOCKDDown 29: Newscaster keeps neutral in broadcastSNOW