The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 12th September 2008 There are 16 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 12th September 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Bitter, drunk sour, binds one, I sayRANCOROUSAAcross 10: Bear - in cave? No, other way roundYIELDAAcross 11: See 22 downPRIDEAAcross 12: Song of praise in 13 down makes wicked, cold Frank (witch) dashWONDERFULAAcross 13: Stein's latest picture taken for the recordMUG SHOTAAcross 13: Stein's latest picture taken for the recordMUGSHOTAAcross 14: See 26INPARISAAcross 17: On the way out, not dead but very competitiveVYINGAAcross 19: Mother ending in ruin (gin?) - "One way to catch a bloke"MANAAcross 20: Great energy-releasing round movementLARGOAAcross 21: King Edward was exploitative, in the royal habitERMINEDAAcross 22: In which volume may/may not be turned up?LIBRARYAAcross 24: Labour would be after this on stage - it's "New"!GESTATIONAAcross 26: Avril's little pair in distress - aspirin dished outAPRILAAcross 28: Spirited account of grand entertainer on the level in USGHOSTAAcross 29: Do housework, mother - it has great potential power behind it in AmericaHOOVER DAMDDown 1: See 19 acrossTRAPDDown 2: Louis XIV's lost his crown? Annul his coronation!UNKINGDDown 3: See 12COPENHAGENDDown 4: Bird brains following idolGODWITDDown 5: One star icon represented cityASUNCIONDDown 6: See 24BYTEDDown 7: Food covered in brown saltSEAFARERDDown 8: Figure one had nothing leftIDOLDDown 13: Picture of innocence's debut, wearing shiftMOVIEDDown 15: Not the only one to hold up a person who's latePALLBEARERDDown 16: See 28STORYDDown 18: See 19INMOSCOWDDown 19: Jazzman's hit, "Kind of Blue", popular with Maureen, old Bob and Daisy?MIDNIGHTDDown 22: Regent's Park Zoo lions and rockery plant?LONDONDDown 23: Wear one item of underwear by day with elastic topABRADEDDown 24: Memory of concert followed by talk of something to eatGIGADDown 25: Sporty type, unmanned, becomes "creative"ARTYDDown 27: Colour of gunge after sulphur removedLIME