The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 22nd October 2019 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 22nd October 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Coupled in shed and ran off without topSHACKLEDAAcross 6: Italian town, unaltered over centuries, at last beginning to industrialiseASSISIAAcross 9: Gormless second mate with basic urgesSTUPIDAAcross 10: In the main, might vegetable grower swap tips?SEA POWERAAcross 11: Bears circling outskirts of remote west Scottish townSTANDREWSAAcross 13: Order Byron to host local football matchDERBYAAcross 15: Operation to purge wings of dissenting groupsACTIONAAcross 17: Seeing that, I give upFOREGOAAcross 18: Bring back badge for each childNIPPERAAcross 19: Rebellious kid regularly hiding bath spongeLOOFAHAAcross 21: Spirit of our planet finally coming to the foreHEARTAAcross 22: Head of English in pursuit of more flashy underwearBRASSIEREAAcross 25: Scoff when comic almost stumblesCHOW MEINAAcross 26: Strong tissues with boring functionsSINEWSAAcross 28: Lively mole fed by animal sanctuarySPARKYAAcross 29: Pub shortly working to conserve energyHOSTELRYDDown 2: Throw a wobbly, fighting with real weaponsHOTDDown 3: Cockerel made man nervous at firstCAPONDDown 4: Shorts pound, shocking her doneesLEDERHOSENDDown 5: Turn your back on litter-dropper during rowDISOWNDDown 6: Drivers keeping jack by side in HollandAJAXDDown 7: Hearing nothing whatsoever of firm beset by safe-crackersSTONE-DEAFDDown 8: Relative of rising favourites runs into troubleSTEPBROTHERDDown 12: Organising hen parties is endless learning opportunityTRAINEESHIPDDown 14: Titans of business defeat US Feds, ignoring the oddsCOLOSSUSESDDown 16: Aristocratic designer of blouses?TOPDRAWERDDown 20: Former sailor and companion in tugWRENCHDDown 23: Boozer with extremely impressive belly buttonINNIEDDown 24: Thoroughly heartless bankRELYDDown 27: See 2WAR