The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 14th October 2020 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 14th October 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Sing works by composer, a beat pioneerGINSBERGAAcross 9: It's good to drink case of claret in the neighbourhood housesNECTARAAcross 10: Restaurant employee has red face, lacking good serviceCHEFAAcross 11: American's ball on right-winger's headPROMONTORYAAcross 12: On which you might be called 'b___ cow'BLOWERAAcross 14: Addresses with no food suppliesORATIONSAAcross 15: He generates huge interest seizing power — Richard III?USURPERAAcross 17: Get depressed around midnight in night attireBEDGOWNAAcross 20: Coax to follow criminal offence in courtCONTEMPTAAcross 22: Poke fun at an American stateGUYANAAAcross 23: Viewer who's turned on first of programmes with cat that's whizzing aroundPEEPING TOMAAcross 24: Get diamonds for court favouriteSEEDAAcross 25: Old man and I picked up tar on the boxPOPEYEAAcross 26: Left cutting piece of cake, I'm not sure this settles itCLINCHERDDown 1: Parsons, say, with nothing under their cassocks, we hear?NICHOLASDDown 2: It's most unlikely he's an Arab boyASIFDDown 3: One making tears in jumper, épée waving aroundWEEPERDDown 4: Create unopened wine without tax breaksINNOVATEDDown 5: Like a fish eating object with derisionSCATHINGLYDDown 6: See 16MACRONDDown 8: Huge figure of Russian writer seizing doughnutGOOGOLDDown 13: Wept with repair getting bodged — bugger!WIRETAPPERDDown 16: Heroine meets dashing man, no cruel foreign bigwigEMMANUELDDown 18: Strolled in centre of Bordeaux clad in pale colourWANDEREDDDown 19: Note revolving musical boxes stillSTATICDDown 21: King in robe twirling aboutOBERONDDown 22: Clever opening of golf rangeGAMBITDDown 24: Moments in a hearing of CongressSECS