The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 15th October 2020 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 15th October 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Dog eating two thousand caterpillars? Only one!CUTWORMAAcross 5: Remain at Oxford maybe and don't retireSTAY UPAAcross 9: Quality of authentic meal being reportedPROPERTYAAcross 10: Gold container — on the inside black and a sort of redAUBURNAAcross 12: Displaying guile, Oscar is terribly irreverentSACRILEGIOUSAAcross 15: Obstructive international organisation attended by soldier wearing flashy stuffUNOBLIGINGAAcross 17: Hooligan facing test, all about being female, not ladylikeTOMAAcross 19: See 17BOYAAcross 20: Like the Queen's coach, moving her onwardsHORSE-DRAWNAAcross 22: Take a risk, as a tree surgeon might?GOOUTONALIMBAAcross 26: In one's element here!INDIUMAAcross 27: Herb providing revenue for the farmer, we hear?AGRIMONYAAcross 28: Loud crone holding gentleman backGARISHAAcross 29: What may help car to restoration of powerTOWROPEDDown 1: Hat on old Mafia bossCAPODDown 2: Thought badly and used 23 4 ineffectively?TOOKDDown 3: Like the supreme ruler with the ultimate in sumptuous loose attireOVERALLSDDown 4: See 23METERDDown 6: The lowly worker — being released, he'd plod onTRUDGEDDown 7: Accusation delivered to silent person that is so obvious!YOUDONTSAYDDown 8: Joke this bad keeps chaps hiding?PUNISHMENTDDown 11: Bits of mischief with Left ousting Right to establish political platformsPLANKSDDown 13: Like a tight garment for Spooner, being deceptiveHUMBUGGINGDDown 14: Old-fashioned printer needed this — as in lithographic op? Yes?COPYHOLDERDDown 16: Venue offering good game of golf?GROUNDDDown 18: See 2ADIMVIEWDDown 21: Drinks in barrels dodgy dealer smuggled in shipSTOUTSDDown 23: Eminent person came face to face with the monarch — photographer's got it?LIGHTDDown 24: Traveller in a VWPOLODDown 25: Old city band on the roadTYRE