The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Friday, 5th September 2014

There are 18 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 5th September 2014. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Horse, key element
AAcross 4:	Heart-breaking, it's flipping exciting
AAcross 9:	To the audience, bend over darling
AAcross 10:	Relationship in range, that is, for darling	SWEETIEPIE
AAcross 11:	People with a measure of education, science and culture in fluid ounces
AAcross 12:	Ring newspapers regularly
AAcross 13:	Straggly beard one has trimmed finally, being expanded
AAcross 15:	Doing little skid, lessen grips
AAcross 16:	Place view in speech
AAcross 17:	Delay — one has week at first in delay
AAcross 17:	Delay — one has week at first in delay
AAcross 21:	French letters not entirely covering member, 26 27 up against it?
AAcross 22:	Alarm call due then? A mistake
AAcross 22:	Alarm call due then? A mistake
AAcross 24:	Hollywood, where thespian ultimately is after money, lowest rank	TINSELTOWN
AAcross 25:	Current craze, mad fad thankfully ends
AAcross 26:	Energy invested in stuff with recent record by old entertainer
AAcross 27:	See 26	FORMBY
DDown 1:	See 6
DDown 2:	See 7
DDown 3:	Shortlist, a bit flexible
DDown 5:	Wheel corrosion consumed
DDown 6:	I'd owt that's troublesome with wench and 26 27 on a 21, as song by 26 27	THEWINDOW
DDown 7:	Upset by 1 down undies, lush song by 26 27
DDown 8:	Author filing first of reports on rank destruction of natural resources
DDown 14:	Ancient capital short of church, claims history course
DDown 16:	Laugh about eating toiletry item
DDown 18:	Take up study with love? I won't oblige!	NOCANDO
DDown 19:	See 7
DDown 20:	Bend cocker's cocker on a 21?
DDown 23:	See 16