The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 26th August 2011 There are 16 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 26th August 2011. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: It's about a pound in English moneyDECUSETTUTAMENAAcross 9: All or nothing about turning feature of flowerCOROLLAAAcross 10: Active in the Goon ShowON THE GOAAcross 11: One resigned when about to get endlessly illSTOICAAcross 12: One might study insects, it could beSCIENTISTAAcross 13: He might be handy with an unusual bookODD-JOB MANAAcross 14: Writer reflected over first Greek letterSIGMAAAcross 15: Customs are second matter in language of 1 acrossMORESAAcross 17: It gets you to sit upCHAIR LIFTAAcross 17: It gets you to sit upCHAIRLIFTAAcross 20: Hell's Angel sets off with it and puts the boot in sharpKICK-STARTAAcross 20: Hell's Angel sets off with it and puts the boot in sharpKICKSTARTAAcross 22: Tender of French metalOFFERAAcross 23: Alan Turing partly decoded and was not affectedNATURALAAcross 24: How Incitatus reportedly declined government office?NEIGHEDAAcross 25: Light-headed lady?PLATINUM-BLONDEDDown 1: Tossed coin, side creating government policy?DECISION MAKINGDDown 2: Vehicle capacity causes state highway to switch sidesCARLOADDDown 3: Short Australian social could become lustfulSALACIOUSDDown 4: A lintel may take time to redeemTRANSOMDDown 5: Note work by Scot is idealUTOPIANDDown 6: Suit one lost in LondonACT ONDDown 6: Suit one lost in LondonACTONDDown 7: Time for this clue starting off with gin sling?EVENINGDDown 8: Agreement with composer for playing in a quartet?CONTRACT BRIDGEDDown 14: Tailors are not entirely involved in such mattersSARTORIALDDown 16: Indefinite article used in narrationRECITALDDown 17: Padre, not a comic actorCHAPLINDDown 18: New man carries Old Labour leader or the oppositeANTONYMDDown 19: Possibly a fish — an Iranian city?ISFAHANDDown 21: Fish for rodent without offspring initiallySPRAT