The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Thursday, 9th August 2018

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 9th August 2018. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 8:	Refrain from taking out main ruling
AAcross 9:	Bird following edge
AAcross 10:	See 26
AAcross 11:	Fancy items on tea house
AAcross 12:	A major's free to go after crossword setters!	USOPEN
AAcross 14:	Loosen up large body, only to gain weight
AAcross 16:	One who doesn't appreciate where a fire might be started
AAcross 18:	Derisory marriage of convenience initially imposed on ruler
AAcross 21:	Drunken celeb about to act badly — sauce!
AAcross 23:	Unreadable stuff from singular creep
AAcross 24:	Polish and protect car Lily pranged — show enthusiasm!	WAXLYRICAL
AAcross 26:	Salvation Army man, unwell, is for the cemetery
AAcross 27:	Pack content cut, so destabilised
AAcross 28:	Aircraft tilt and turn support
DDown 1:	Tony's unfinished birdsong?
DDown 2:	Top knight run down
DDown 3:	Sheriff of a US state wearing linen
DDown 4:	Room taken by American correspondent with Cicero
DDown 5:	Out for a cut
DDown 6:	You'd be done for, being laid out by such a professional
DDown 7:	Got the shakes? Here's a quarter
DDown 13:	Masculine person of courage following fairy's orbital point
DDown 15:	Report male going to express disapproval
DDown 17:	Large bell or half of a drum?
DDown 19:	Term not used before, includes Latin America (formerly)
DDown 20:	Spot a personal problem that makes you feel better in your head
DDown 22:	Run out of circuits to go in opposite ends of electronic device
DDown 23:	Arm support, possibly made from special fabric
DDown 25:	It's very expensive to get legal papers heard
DDown 26:	Swift's time?