The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 5th September 2012 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 5th September 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Instant supportSECONDAAcross 4: Booze or smack?WALLOPAAcross 9: Lacking reputation despite anything to the contraryNOTWITHSTANDINGAAcross 10: Nationalist leader had gin cocktailGANDHIAAcross 11: Odds on getting good serviceEVENSONGAAcross 12: Called into action, when out to lunchDERANGEDAAcross 14: Romeo was sick, when criticisedRAILEDAAcross 15: Bellini heroine left well-adjustedNORMALAAcross 18: Look for the men of SmithfieldBUTCHERSAAcross 21: Put off drinking? I am showing calibre!DIAMETERAAcross 22: Reproach worker trapping verminBERATEAAcross 24: Cover trials only, perhaps, in a contentious wayCONTROVERSIALLYAAcross 25: Wrinkled, being submerged about an hourSHRUNKAAcross 26: Relative runs away from troubleBOTHERDDown 1: Theatre adopts alternative accommodationSTORAGEDDown 2: Browbeaten officer got marriedCOWEDDDown 3: Bagatelle overturned on night outNOTHINGDDown 5: Enthusiast accepted pal's posh recipeAMATEURDDown 6: Female metalworker relieved in South AfricaLADYSMITHDDown 7: Zionist leader leaves Cornish town as act of atonementPENANCEDDown 8: Mount fashionable dancesASCENDDDown 13: Two masters introduced to change their own collegeALMA MATERDDown 16: Zero? Less than zero? About zero? That's unpromising!OMINOUSDDown 17: Tolerate drink that's a disappointmentLET DOWNDDown 17: Tolerate drink that's a disappointmentLETDOWNDDown 18: Hurtful counterplot?BARBEDDDown 19: Sauce bachelor's put in Mexican foodTABASCODDown 20: Chatterbox loses head when seeing snakeRATTLERDDown 23: Get to deliver a sermon, but not quietlyREACH