The Guardian Everyman Answers - Sunday, 5th October 2008 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Everyman crossword on Sunday, 5th October 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Everyman AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: I'm unfortunately suffering setback - it must be the sausageSALAMIAAcross 5: Stupid being bluntOBTUSEAAcross 8: Tigris and Euphrates, for the recordRIVERSOFBABYLONAAcross 10: Rubbish may be left in large crate at the far endBILGEAAcross 11: Runs from large farm in a valley in floodAVALANCHEAAcross 12: Full? New peer's allowed insideREPLETEAAcross 14: Key drug is not availableDIGITALAAcross 16: Lucky dip bishop organised on boatBRANTUBAAcross 18: Snide remark about a zodiac sign in chartDIAGRAMAAcross 19: Fight back at atelier resolvedRETALIATEAAcross 21: Went via the underground, returned in launchDEBUTAAcross 23: Maltreated pets of card sharp short of moneySTRAPPEDFORCASHAAcross 24: Spirit's label beginning to yellowBRANDYAAcross 25: Grave-digger attacked, about tenSEXTONDDown 2: Iron block found in Russian villageANVILDDown 3: Correspondence emissary brought over about me returningAGREEMENTDDown 4: One so overdue has to be cut offISOLATEDDown 5: Oscar, or band playing in support?ON BOARDDDown 5: Oscar, or band playing in support?ONBOARDDDown 6: I chewed up a boneTIBIADDown 7: Lawyer is cool - writ amended without hint of worrySOLICITORDDown 8: Scottish poet depicting Welsh actress, Rachel, crossing streamROBERT BURNSDDown 9: Cleaned them out for a local derby, perhapsNEEDLEMATCHDDown 13: Tradesman dressing emergency roomPLASTERERDDown 15: Magnificent farceur keeping quiet in filmGRAND PRIXDDown 17: First to eat in remarkable nearby restaurant that's cheapBEANERYDDown 18: French army officer wants short fuse attached to nestDREYFUSDDown 20: Nobody's child?LUPINDDown 22: Hired assassin's code wordBRAVO