The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 31st August 2012 There are 17 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 31st August 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Number of games to support checkSET-BACKAAcross 1: Number of games to support checkSETBACKAAcross 5: Live telecommunicators about to put on what they'll never get backBAD DEBTAAcross 10: Trade mark mathematically undefinedLOGOAAcross 11: Roughly concerned with role played in my lawn?MORE OR LESSAAcross 12: What Susan had, a bright one of 9?SHINERAAcross 13: Having gentle exterior, I don't allow I might follow 4MILIBANDAAcross 14: (From English map) Calne etcPLACE NAMEAAcross 16: Book to study after most of 21?BLAIRAAcross 17: Briefly that extra distance that brings evidence of happinessSMILEAAcross 19: A solver's pursuing an inclination to dislikeANTIPATHYAAcross 23: Saint's part of design to be convenient for article from the EastIGNATIUSAAcross 24: Far off meteorREMOTEAAcross 26: Where it all happens to cure stammering not with cheeseON-THE-SCENEAAcross 27: Scots sweethearts surrounding wrong half of Greenham right after most of 21JOHNAAcross 28: Primitive punishment for doing what drugs do?STONINGAAcross 29: Sign on line with volumesLIBRARYDDown 2: Periodic table ends up with a lot of ducks in itEPOCHALDDown 3: Sort of study to follow 16BROWNDDown 4: Tory with some US input after 3CAMERONDDown 6: God's ahead when it comes to loveAPOLLODDown 7: Caesar's messenger to Cleopatra heard to favour US currency?DOLABELLADDown 8: Dog when kept by Disraeli, say, familiarly?BASENJIDDown 9: Disraeli etc gives page setter in Italian city troubled restPRIME MINISTERDDown 15: Visit African country — the last first before most of 21CALLAGHANDDown 18: Eastern astronomers not on lineMAGINOTDDown 20: Middle Eastern 9 losing headISRAELIDDown 21: Egg developer of 9 losing headHATCHERDDown 22: Slow in working out predecessor of 15WILSONDDown 25: See 27MAJOR