The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 16th September 2011 There are 13 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 16th September 2011. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Presenter with top-notch Republican introducing new part of speechANNOUNCERAAcross 10: Man on board in calm soundPIECEAAcross 11: Ministers planting parts of it in the mediaPRIESTSAAcross 12: Most active 11, when last becomes firstSPRIESTAAcross 13: Device for removing bristles from jaw, nervouslyAWNERAAcross 14: Pure daughter is taken inside to be scoldedCHASTISEDAAcross 16: Standard 7, such as 8, 20, 21 down, 22 down and 23 across or 3 and 18, together with 11, 12, or 22 across, possiblySTARS AND STRIPESAAcross 19: Leader of army badly lamed, but proceeded on footAMBULATEDAAcross 21: Shepherd and animal from herdSTEERAAcross 22: To continue getting coverage in papers is terriblePERSISTAAcross 23: Newspaper's turn to secure literary anthologyGARLANDAAcross 24: One's found in church or part of cathedralCHOIRAAcross 25: Take care of English prop most sensitive to painTENDERESTDDown 1: Prince standing on his head, say, in lakeCASPIAN SEADDown 2: Corrupt gain is in 16, for exampleINSIGNIADDown 3: This is spinning plus a source of radiationPULSARDDown 4: Marchers ignoring the odds — points of no return?ACESDDown 5: Offended, in France, very old-fashioned dukeTRESPASSEDDDown 6: A dubious character, this masked man in theatre?OPERATORDDown 7: Names last of three Europeans leaving Pacific island earlierCELEBSDDown 8: What every solver thinks, initially, is the point of settingWESTDDown 14: It's not repackaged in attractive formCONSTITUTEDDown 15: Refuses to accept right correction in recordsDISCREDITSDDown 17: Fighters sorry, oddly, about veteranSOLDIERYDDown 18: Source of light at night as unorthodox sleep aidPLEIADESDDown 20: Standing in stream to drinkBURTONDDown 21: Stupidly pester top American playerSTREEPDDown 22: Nibble at food a lotPECKDDown 23: Medal held by Pentagon generalGONG