The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Friday, 20th August 2021

There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 20th August 2021. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Fancy 22
AAcross 4:	Lost in forest, one desperate to be out of it
AAcross 9:	Dodge 22, briefly
AAcross 10:	Asian film titles in battle
AAcross 11:	Trap 22
AAcross 12:	22: shop's last supply
AAcross 13:	Natural extrovert, you said, ultimately seen in nude, is playful
AAcross 15:	Cook 22
AAcross 16:	Stone tossed back by a giant
AAcross 17:	Bums of leaders in a 22
AAcross 21:	Notice rogue secreting second heart, say
AAcross 22:	Dip in hole
AAcross 24:	Those with few lines spoiled by a stripe covering fifth of circle	BITPLAYERS
AAcross 25:	Post 22, we hear?
AAcross 26:	Talk ending in sympathy with maker of ’omburgs?
AAcross 27:	Verse in South African country reduced by 3/8ths
DDown 1:	Animal caught, enclosure not closing, bolted cages
DDown 2:	Yellow loser
DDown 3:	Children holding minister upside down, separated
DDown 5:	Person fixing pot, could be smelly thing with lid lifted
DDown 6:	Second movement	NUMBERTWO
DDown 7:	Deny diva, so distraught over wife
DDown 8:	Second arrivals: gather each in skips
DDown 14:	22 in 11	TIGHTSPOT
DDown 16:	22 provided, filling baby feeder?
DDown 18:	Clearly show way out: ask shortly to come in
DDown 19:	Top up, girl in 22
DDown 20:	Grate 22
DDown 23:	Greek character with endless salt served up type of American cuisine