The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 18th October 2024 There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 18th October 2024. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Comprehensive traversal of a few dictionary pages?FROMSTEMTOSTERNAAcross 9: Violent offence involving crime that initially comes from drinkABSINTHAAcross 10: Fewer characters than 5 taking equipment aboard public transportTRIGRAMAAcross 11: Golf hotel, India – part of the cuisine it serves?GHIAAcross 12: This primarily isn’t hoarse? That must be wrongTHROATINESSAAcross 13: Crude porn images showing bloomers? Just the oneANGIOSPERMAAcross 15: It’s not much, having only half the characters availableATOMAAcross 18: Dodgy behaviour, guzzling soft drinksSUPSAAcross 20: Original demure face drawing men inPRIMORDIALAAcross 23: Power in Eurocrat disturbed resident of islandPUERTO RICANAAcross 25: Largely avoid speed downhill?SKIAAcross 26: Changed in last year, with an unpleasant impactNASTILYAAcross 27: One scrapes most of whisky container with doctor interveningSTRIGILAAcross 28: Possibly London fuel test will involve much-used Government levyCAPITAL GAINS TAXDDown 1: Fellow contacted the French over island’s conflicted languageFRANGLAISDDown 2: Getting rid of last of tourists during tripOUSTINGDDown 3: Allow small military operation to capture NorthSANCTIONDDown 4: Number not given for lower numberETHERDDown 5: Thatcher, perhaps, upset about source of threat provided by four charactersTETRAGRAMDDown 6: Place about to go off? Let’s not go thereSKIPITDDown 7: Lug home payment to secure contractEARNESTDDown 8: Biblical text without hesitation is deadeningNUMBSDDown 14: Some light coming through doorway in stage performancePORTRAYALDDown 16: Consider accommodating dump on former location of cinemaMULTIPLEXDDown 17: Romeo brought in beer round – how many provided?PRINT RUNDDown 19: Jerk, say, having papers in a frenzyPRESS-UPDDown 21: Enlightenment almost here?IN SIGHTDDown 21: Enlightenment almost here?INSIGHTDDown 22: Regular twinkling mostly seen in stoneSTRICTDDown 23: Shock article presented in moviePANICDDown 24: Damage observed on a Spanish holiday areaCOSTA