The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 26th October 2018 There are 14 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 26th October 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Settled without police actionDECIDEDAAcross 5: Artist having refreshing drink — it's bitterCHAGALLAAcross 9: Tree surgeon's last journey across roadNGAIOAAcross 10: Queen stops duke with Chinese delegation's leader becoming personalFIRSTHANDAAcross 11: Finished by topping aristocratsUPPER CRUSTAAcross 12: Corporation's rejected material unsuitable for Auntie?SMUTAAcross 14: Hard to believe that's it — look round South American cityTALLAHASSEEAAcross 18: See 1 downLIKEAKIPPERAAcross 21: Practice of few on TwitterWONTAAcross 22: Theatre worker getting axe — new cast sure to followSCRUB NURSEAAcross 25: Solve and rate cryptic (they cater for different levels)ELEVATORSAAcross 26: Enthusiastic but not sure about timeEAGERAAcross 27: Drunken Glaswegian possibly caught outSOTTISHAAcross 28: Private parts Republican's grabbed? They'll make an examinationTESTERSDDown 1: Bamboozled Irish politicians (one caught napping?)DONEUPDDown 2: Fellows with money invested the bestCHAMPSDDown 3: Could be a rise — ta, God … or words to that effectDEOGRATIASDDown 4: Freed after treatment put backDEFERDDown 5: Deck guy who's cheating?CARD SHARPDDown 5: Deck guy who's cheating?CARDSHARPDDown 6: Do without leader becoming pretentiousARTYDDown 7: Top celebrities tooled up? One worries undulyALARMISTDDown 8: Women like young men — dealt harshly with what I do when rampantLADETTESDDown 13: Said what Thatcher finally became — no issue with itBARRENNESSDDown 15: Treat once penniless child — no fortune involved but it will cover the essentialsLOINCLOTHDDown 16: Female criminal unmarkedFLAWLESSDDown 17: Extremely poor way to determine allergy?SKIN TESTDDown 17: Extremely poor way to determine allergy?SKINTESTDDown 19: Britain's self-inflicted error — review of Brussels way of talking …BROGUEDDown 20: … right? Border being set up is rubbishDEBRISDDown 23: Advocates publishing this, providing a surprising resultUPSETDDown 24: Make heavy demands on current vehicleTAXI