The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 22nd September 2010 There are 17 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 22nd September 2010. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Interrupting calm, perhaps, soft practical jokeLEG-PULLAAcross 5: Last of the farm animals saw, pointedEPIGRAMAAcross 9: Indian city shop hard to get acceptedDELHIAAcross 10: Worthless bloke, knave inhaling drugCHEAP-JACKAAcross 10: Worthless bloke, knave inhaling drugCHEAPJACKAAcross 11: Hoax here that might dawn on one?FIRST LIGHTAAcross 12: Fraudulently deposits cuts for Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool etcTOPSAAcross 14: Direction-finding line that is over Covent Garden and missing BarkingEIGENVECTORAAcross 18: He's done his money and he's back for mine too, notePRODIGALSONAAcross 21: See 12IDESAAcross 22: Producer of far from welcome report, for openersLETTER BOMBAAcross 25: Expert group's uncovered a consequence of lying in the Sun in 2000THINK TANKAAcross 26: Will the actor backing intro for spies give literary class?YAHOOAAcross 26: Will the actor backing intro for spies give literary class?YAHOO!AAcross 27: Expert fingerprintee?DABHANDAAcross 28: This aircraft's unveiling is seen in between sides, nothing 26ROLL OUTAAcross 28: This aircraft's unveiling is seen in between sides, nothing 26ROLLOUTDDown 1: Call the mistress, following instincts up in songLADIFYDDown 2: George the First's learning a lotGALOREDDown 3: Excited, knowing particular songUP IN THE AIRDDown 4: Left the first person in Germany one fruit treeLICHIDDown 5: Following disturbance, leaves garden party without Henry; those present here never forgotELEPHANTSDDown 6: Warriors contributing little to slim pickingsIMPIDDown 7: Printed information put together by defences in hearingREADOUTSDDown 8: King in dance promoting a firmMAKE SUREDDown 13: Question: was this medicinal once? Doctors annoy with replyPENNYROYALDDown 15: See 5GRAVEYARDDDown 16: Ran in relay, perhaps changing hands, wearing contrivance for broken bonesSPLINTEDDDown 17: Chain restricting one running up arm? If so, not the subject of a 1 across!FORELIMBDDown 19: Cry "I'm surprised!" to be taken in by surprise!!BOOHOODDown 20: MP's rating book, pushing boundariesABBOTTDDown 23: Accepting one's better toplessTAKERDDown 24: Bird or birds risingSKUA