The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 23rd September 2005 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 23rd September 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Odds arise oddly, off and onROADSIDESAAcross 6: Footballers and economists shouldn't play itFALSEAAcross 9: Fruit of a 5 a month backGUAVAAAcross 10: Woman kept by journalist enters hard work with toy animalSLEEVEDOGAAcross 11: Become a dove and risk going downTURN TURTLEAAcross 12: He and I may prove Trotsky wrong and effect redistributionMAKEAAcross 14: See 12POVERTYAAcross 15: See 12HISTORYAAcross 17: A nut-eating beetle goes back round buildingROTUNDAAAcross 19: Fish etc with return of a point in the groundSEAFOODAAcross 20: State - or don't - say the extent of my debt?IOWAAAcross 22: Thou - quietly - not upright?GRAND PIANOAAcross 25: Outstanding digital problemSORETHUMBAAcross 26: 6 across remark in article that's differentALIENAAcross 27: Low point of polar atmosphere encompassing the end of the worldNADIRAAcross 28: One who sticks around may change the man with the moneyPAYMASTERDDown 1: Having outfit with new hat, sat on nail and was absolutely OKRIGHTDDown 2: See 1ASATRIVETDDown 3: Mad fellow in grass is breaking upSHATTERINGDDown 4: I leave old date for old city ruinDESTROYDDown 5: The last way to tax?STEALTHDDown 6: High quality garment on one entering in the distanceFIVEDDown 7: Old country girl in family dialogueLYDIADDown 8: Note for a song before solvers died seeing wellEAGLE-EYEDDDown 13: On cloud nine a tree must get mutilated as soon as possible: sap, anybody?ASHAPPYASADDown 14: Lawman finds gingerbread's availablePARKINSONDDown 16: This bug hunter is nothing more than a North African schismaticODONATISTDDown 18: Blower raising 4's city's king detailed to turn politicianAIR PUMPDDown 19: See 13SANDBOYDDown 21: Promise to include student with everythingWORLDDDown 23: One who has a point in divorce centre turning upOWNERDDown 24: See 6STAR