The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 11th October 2023 There are 18 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 11th October 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Hopes dashed with foul, inferior accommodationFLOPHOUSEAAcross 6: See 16PITYAAcross 8: Breakdown and its possible remedyANALYSISAAcross 9: Very Republican line brings no joySORROWAAcross 10: Winged fruit remains crucialASH-KEYAAcross 10: Winged fruit remains crucialASHKEYAAcross 11: Broadcast hammered — that's beyond disputeAIR-TIGHTAAcross 11: Broadcast hammered — that's beyond disputeAIRTIGHTAAcross 12: Lovely to see doctor since catching coldSCENICAAcross 15: Book feature: 'Aim to do some decorating'ENDPAPERAAcross 16: Article (mine) is covered by customs duty ultimately, alasMORESTHEAAcross 19: Absolve yourself from plan embracing overthrow of ChurchRECUSEAAcross 21: Audibly resembling fool about to get fake tanASSONANTAAcross 22: Understudies accepting credit for theatre attireSCRUBSAAcross 24: Campaign lacks its ultimate materialCANVASAAcross 25: Exercise affected aliens' disciplinePENALISEAAcross 26: Potent male bossSTUDAAcross 27: Withdrawal of Noises Off after short periodSECESSIONDDown 1: Joy's keeping diamonds and money availableFUNDSDDown 2: Tar protection to help produce a smoother complexion?OILSKINDDown 3: Chaffy the dogHUSKYDDown 4: Lift leg and put in the shadeUPSTAGEDDown 5: Cult film's undemanding added conditionEASYRIDERDDown 6: Knocked back gin and it to the accompaniment of a musical suitePARTITADDown 7: Ineffective without a canine?TOOTHLESSDDown 13: Rocky co-stars in RollCROISSANTDDown 14: Cleansing starch is an unnamed variationCATHARSISDDown 17: Garden-dweller keeps abbreviated book on source of dahlias unfoldedEVOLVEDDDown 18: Pathologically misplaced poetic composition about collegeECTOPICDDown 20: Composer's heart dicky when risingCORELLIDDown 22: Star lives up tiny narrow passageSINUSDDown 23: Depression is over on entering barBASIN