The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 8th October 2020 There are 13 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 8th October 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Old queen's honest with diaristANNEFRANKAAcross 10: Core of world back to frontHEARTAAcross 11: Poet recounts fifth item found on beachSHELLEYAAcross 12: Rolling Stone caught by Mr Big? Very!MONSTERAAcross 13: Reportedly, get lost pastryCHOUXAAcross 14: They're involved in father's Star Trek battle — once timelessPARTAKERSAAcross 16: Choose over Charlie or Michael involving a branch of scienceELECTROCHEMICALAAcross 19: Director left at the end holding hard part of shoeSPIKE HEELAAcross 21: Encounters aliens on Earth following Martian leaderMEETSAAcross 22: Revolutionary recalls loathing for large catCHEETAHAAcross 23: Starts to smoke, eventually saw someone tranquillisedSEDATEDAAcross 24: Doubles taken from physicist's mugSTEINAAcross 25: To ensure sufficient funds remain below interestUNDERDRAWDDown 1: Pillagers back up to eat snack prepared by Saxon's chiefRANSACKERSDDown 2: Change 11p over old cover?ENVELOPEDDown 3: Alternative fuel overwhelms fellow with unknown dischargeEFFLUXDDown 4: Woman to wed right awayMARYDDown 5: Heavens above! On another planet 2001 computer is law enforcerSKY MARSHALDDown 6: Has tan spoiled in afternoon shadow?PHANTASMDDown 7: Keep players on leg-side boundariesCASTLEDDown 8: Teacher admits time in prisonSTIRDDown 14: Titan unearthed in built-up Rome? The usual!PROMETHEUSDDown 15: Climbing mountains with quiet descent on landingSPLASHDOWNDDown 17: During Great Revolt, we English can be using social mediaTWEETINGDDown 18: Animal around and about, adult male's lostCREATUREDDown 20: Every so often big cheat began to drinkICE TEADDown 21: Up-to-date style worn by sailorsMODERNDDown 22: In court, large expenseCOSTDDown 23: Rising troubles with this kind of breadSODA