The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 28th October 2021 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 28th October 2021. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Self-assured, able to absorb study after studyCONFIDENTAAcross 10: In time, about to come to same conclusionAGREEAAcross 11: Curtains made at home, apart from fringesDEATHAAcross 12: Revise a city rent that's bound to bring better profitCERTAINTYAAcross 13: Sign agreement — book available outside without questionNO DOUBTAAcross 14: Around lake, watch person catching fishTICKLERAAcross 17: Gamble on it, backed in place of many mountsTIBETAAcross 19: Purpose shown by predecessors of foeENDAAcross 20: Group of players that's gross? On the contraryNONETAAcross 21: Because, for example, ultimately it's trueSINCEREAAcross 22: Release call for peace by superpowerQUIETUSAAcross 24: Doctor is clad by a colleague to prepare for theatreDRAMATISEAAcross 26: Tries and dismisses following court's conclusionTAXESAAcross 28: See 27THINGAAcross 29: Old soldier in unit invested in food processorCANNONEERDDown 1: Decorated with diamonds above and belowICEDDDown 2: Private patients are treated hereINWARDDDown 3: Outline conversion of hotel suiteSILHOUETTEDDown 4: Eschewing even bits of theory, create lines of verseTERCETDDown 5: Educated learner's initially expelled, with poor grade repeatedITERATEDDDown 6: Figures turned up at short notice: not a lotDATADDown 7: Pilgrim, speaking directly, left homeFRANKLINDDown 8: Exact straight line passed over centre of gravityLEVYDDown 13: One form of what time is? Minutes, perhapsNOTESDDown 15: A certain opinion on iconic TV broadcastCONVICTIONDDown 16: Assesses lab subjects, having injected drugRATESDDown 18: Tribe's difficulty dividing African countryBENJAMINDDown 19: Microscopic part for pupil, say?EYEPIECEDDown 22: Most powerful men on board, but not at courtQUEENSDDown 23: Communicated with head of French department, initially, around tenTEXTEDDDown 24: What's required you must pay finally?DUTYDDown 25: A river journey for ancient boat with many oarsmenARGODDown 27: Reign thus, badly and absolutely!SURE