The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 30th October 2024 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 30th October 2024. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Undercover, American seen on rugby pitch twice?HUSH-HUSHAAcross 5: Protection for art students in the first instance sitting practice examsSMOCKSAAcross 10: Star knocked back nearly a half of BenedictineDENEBAAcross 11: Regrettably icy moment, representative of the bigger pictureMETONYMICAAcross 12: Stopped by Port of London Authority, bill recalled for our neighbourRED PLANETAAcross 13: Reportedly change train’s destination?ALTARAAcross 14: Provide food including – finally! – sugar bowlCRATERAAcross 15: Picture puzzles – about 16 and more?REBUSESAAcross 18: Almost hassle-free, they’re used with mortarsPESTLESAAcross 20: Appropriate drinks passed around local charactersALEPHSAAcross 22: Some are Olympian, running these round their rivals?RINGSAAcross 24: Star has been here – problem for Starmer’s lot?BLACK HOLEAAcross 25: Uninjured? Surprisingly alive, having got on itINVIOLATEAAcross 26: Gold piece: ringORBITAAcross 27: Old flame damaged tree somewhere in DevonEXETERAAcross 28: Laureate composed sonnet about New YorkTENNYSONDDown 1: Ivy can be found in impoverished erasHEDERADDown 2: They fly nighttime weapon aboard planesSANDDARTSDDown 3: Work close up with the Beeb to install lake observatoryHUBBLETELESCOPEDDown 4: Group of undergrads mostly smearing bananasSEMINARDDown 6: What may make you lament?MENTALBREAKDOWNDDown 7: Ludwig in bed, a heavenly body?!COMETDDown 8: Safest for armistices, on reflection, to include El SalvadorSECURESTDDown 9: I announce small potatoSTATERDDown 16: What may be booked for field trip? Inappropriately, Soho clubsSCHOOL BUSDDown 17: Loosened rivets on wall of toilet facility, being playfulSPORTIVEDDown 19: Spelling bee?SABBATDDown 20: Made tipsy upon entering wicked world of scholarshipACADEMEDDown 21: Genius running after salamanderNEWTONDDown 23: Stars suddenly brighter and twinkly on average, before stormNOVAE