The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 15th October 2021 There are 16 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 15th October 2021. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Atomiser sprayed around a perfumeAROMATISEAAcross 10: Person opposed to 27 backing place for better learnerLONERAAcross 11: Day behind bar in 27 workSAVEDAAcross 12: Criminal dares to get involved with dopeDESPERADOAAcross 13: The man's receiving little knock in instances of corporal punishmentHIDINGSAAcross 14: One who incarnated 27 almost learnt linesCONNERYAAcross 17: Sacred work is a tiny bit tacky at the outsetMOTETAAcross 19: Balletic movement not for DepardieuPASAAcross 20: Showing false modesty, leading around rodentCOYPUAAcross 21: Bob carries jug round? Impossible!NOCANDOAAcross 22: This person, about to stop affair, is creator of 27FLEMINGAAcross 24: Make blue colour hems in Gerald's jacketBRING DOWNAAcross 24: Make blue colour hems in Gerald's jacketBRINGDOWNAAcross 26: Pulse in broth that needs stirringTHROBAAcross 28: A bridal accessory said to provide helpAVAILAAcross 29: Like some accounts with exaggerated depictionOVERDRAWNDDown 1: Character from 27 works in Spielberg filmJAWSDDown 2: How shoe may be repaired, outside very crackedSOLVEDDDown 3: Character from 27 works readapting 27 worksPADDINGTONDDown 4: Believers back from America?HINDUSDDown 5: Qualified teacher strikes to get retirement coverBEDSOCKSDDown 6: Creator of 27 in toboggan, raising £1,000GLUEDDown 7: Take back grappling iron left in a risky wayUNSAFELYDDown 8: 27 work about way to the northDRNODDown 13: One who incarnated 27 English put in songHYMENDDown 15: I need clout, fooling around — it's in my DNANUCLEOTIDEDDown 16: Not yet getting on with my interlocutor, nattering emptilyYOUNGDDown 18: Strategic opening of play in tense stateTACTICALDDown 19: Rules of behaviour for officer to keep toPROTOCOLDDown 22: See 25FINGERDDown 23: 1 and 8 shot, including a hostile attackINROADDDown 24: See 3BEARDDown 25: Person opposed to 27 shot after part of targetGOLDDDown 27: English playwright sure to leave universityBOND