The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 18th October 2021 There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 18th October 2021. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: It's prepared during social event in spaceDISTANCEAAcross 5: Setter's role is to communicateIMPARTAAcross 9: Ruminant and insect run away to get marriedANTELOPEAAcross 10: Royal runs off, allegedlyPRINCEAAcross 11: Sacrifice bad English jewelleryOFFERINGAAcross 12: Spouse detailed to return with catchENTRAPAAcross 14: Assorted charts lead to places of worshipCATHEDRALSAAcross 18: Butcher left these with a set of choppersFALSE TEETHAAcross 22: Cut out taxEXCISEAAcross 23: Make light of not working after performancePLAY DOWNAAcross 23: Make light of not working after performancePLAYDOWNAAcross 24: Clergyman keeping company with anotherDEACONAAcross 25: New star dies in accidentDISASTERAAcross 26: Leftie eating endless leeks smelt awfulREEKEDAAcross 27: Passion leading to hot dispute in airportHEATHROWDDown 1: Monster depriving old horseman of oxygenDRAG ONDDown 1: Monster depriving old horseman of oxygenDRAGONDDown 2: Leave the outskirts of Seville with upper-class twitSET OFFDDown 2: Leave the outskirts of Seville with upper-class twitSETOFFDDown 3: Everyone at university about to appealALLUREDDown 4: Capital trick involving hen being changed into paper leafCOPENHAGENDDown 6: Prepared to go round a bottomless piece of ice that's steepMARINADEDDown 7: Newborn adopted by holy man rejected as strangeABNORMALDDown 8: Unlawful occupation of locked resort?TRESPASSDDown 13: Mistress in a chateau having friendly talk with girlCHATELAINEDDown 15: Culprit placed old farthing on part of fireplaceOFFENDERDDown 16: Instructed to include seal to prevent entryBLOCKADEDDown 17: Gnome set out to find precious rockGEMSTONEDDown 19: Despot's extremely tetchy outburstTYRANTDDown 20: One may carry drinkPORTERDDown 21: Article represented a patron saintANDREW