The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 23rd September 2011 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 23rd September 2011. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Call bills problematic?DUBIOUSAAcross 5: God of love after an electionAPOLLOAAcross 9: Structure for hanging that thanked us very muchSCAFFOLDAAcross 10: Namby-pamby Scots lad or lassieJESSIEAAcross 12: Fashionable painting: one copper departed hardly saying anythingINARTICULATEAAcross 15: American film director losing right to part of oil producerOLIVESTONEAAcross 17: Bird — ’s bird, saySEAAAcross 19: See 17MEWAAcross 20: Nothing for girl that's as sweet a supporter as Mandy could beFANNY ADAMSAAcross 22: Till second hour (say) is included, provide the foodCASH REGISTERAAcross 26: A lot of writing first to last on beliefsCREEDSAAcross 27: French city not heard to winTOULOUSEAAcross 28: Don Quixote's horse, say?DONKEYAAcross 29: Allow tenancy to lapse — it may be suspendedDROPLETDDown 1: Hurry to get on boardDASHDDown 2: Space patrolled and exhausted?BEATDDown 3: One breaking the law of protectionOFFENDERDDown 4: Type of power also keeping former nerves insideSOLARDDown 6: See 4PLEXUSDDown 7: Holland gives money to a graduate with less coverLESPAYSBASDDown 8: Compound, maybe nitrous, you say: I say different, it's a flowerOXEYE DAISYDDown 11: Smoked fish in pub — it's cooler outsideFINNANDDown 13: Table top sleuths bring dangerous stuffFORMIC ACIDDDown 14: Turning faint, we get back to such as IllinoisMIDWESTERNDDown 16: Two angry characters missing or making plucky soundsTWANGYDDown 18: Final defeat with game crossing the ThamesWATERLOODDown 21: See 18BRIDGEDDown 23: Reverse of shot other than first rateSCOLDDDown 24: State of body after large meal at high speedFULLDDown 25: See 24PELT