The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 17th August 2012 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 17th August 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Give puzzler space to sharpen undiplomatic diplomacy?MEGAPHONEAAcross 6: See 4BOUNDAAcross 9: 1,002 solvers? 17 nonsense!MYEYEAAcross 10: Heath plant, one left after wrong people got inTORMENTILAAcross 11: Tin/lead alloy to support light ornamentsCANDELABRAAAcross 12: We showed recently that without minimal knowledge work comes to a stopOPENAAcross 14: See 12WEEKENDAAcross 15: Trouble in a tram from girl, one called Betty after 9 firstMARTINAAAcross 17: Visual movement in a stoneOPTICALAAcross 19: Cover girl concealing warmthSHEATHEAAcross 20: Copper with live figureCUBEAAcross 22: Dog very lively among geese, when not at homeSCHIPPERKEAAcross 25: Ill-natured in being spontaneous?UNTRAINEDAAcross 26: Spot for catching fish?PLACEAAcross 27: College in relation to grammar school?KINGSAAcross 28: Little money for meeting at heartCENTRALLYDDown 1: Bohemian girl's c-copyMIMICDDown 2: Welcome note to the Spanish inside protected areaGREENBELTDDown 3: Choice of money, when about to pass onPREFERENCEDDown 4: Leaving home in time for fighting in ascent of 2 before springOUTWARDDDown 5: Vibrator committing a murder?EARDRUMDDown 6: Complaint of the glade in Innisfree?BEEFDDown 7: Put off work till nearer heaven?UPTOPDDown 8: Mark out where to get the best food (unadulterated English)DELINEATEDDown 13: Make sure you get us a parliamentary waverORDER PAPERDDown 14: Rodent to make love to bird outside churchWOODCHUCKDDown 16: Tour Europe on line — land in 1-0INTERRAILDDown 18: Study in people's briefLACONICDDown 19: Town has issue about airSWINDONDDown 21: Don't declare — stickBATONDDown 23: Dick on board?EMERYDDown 24: Married woman entertaining a neighbourMARS