The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 2nd October 2023 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 2nd October 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Support clubs in remote regionBACKWOODSAAcross 6: Snub I assume hides prejudiceBIASAAcross 10: A politician with one excuse for failureALIBIAAcross 11: Sad effort forming compromisesTRADEOFFSAAcross 12: Support place in south-east for church towerSTEEPLEAAcross 13: Gatecrash popular event finally getting bawdyINTRUDEAAcross 14: Examination of progress turning in quota by BuryINTERROGATIONAAcross 17: Candy caught working with ferocity travelling around Newcastle areaCONFECTIONERYAAcross 21: Believe singer holding monkey is a better bargainCHEAPERAAcross 22: Money lenders more certain to be found in AmericaUSURERSAAcross 24: Took the lead from sanctimonious individual left holding drugPIONEEREDAAcross 25: Throw a loopSLINGAAcross 26: Regularly snaffled cash boxSAFEAAcross 27: Steersman sorted out disordered situationMARE'S NESTDDown 1: Carries family hat worn on ceremonial occasionsBEARSKINDDown 2: Plant initially consumed colony of beesCHIVEDDown 3: Whiskey cooler photographer gives young rascalWHIPPERSNAPPERDDown 4: Active regarding getting article readyON THE GODDown 5: Turned over rugs in academy showing enduranceSTAMINADDown 7: Chimney in pub by church produces effectINFLUENCEDDown 8: Son first to meet Virgin Queen and nunSISTERDDown 9: Novelist quits rewrite about Republican puppet masters, perhapsVENTRILOQUISTSDDown 15: Reprimanded American's annoyedTICKEDOFFDDown 16: Agreement accepted by rowing team makes a kind of senseEYESIGHTDDown 18: Facial hair (not black) on strange part of bodyEARDRUMDDown 19: Middle of masthead below boomTHUNDERDDown 20: Head of strategy manages fieldsSCOPESDDown 23: Chuck out timeless fabricEXILE