The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 19th September 2012 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 19th September 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Fish caught by hillbilly — one at home in the waterDABCHICKAAcross 5: Outspoken spoken passageSTRAITAAcross 9: Names forgotten by stonemason working majesticallyMAESTOSOAAcross 10: Dystopian author gets nothing right, fortunatelyORWELLAAcross 12: Down drink? Whose ale for 21?NICOLAADAMSAAcross 15: Singer's knockouts?LULUSAAcross 17: Bird in pool dropping back — one having washKITTIWAKEAAcross 18: Lofty's organised chaosGRANDIOSEAAcross 19: Going west, drag empty coach in ravineGULCHAAcross 20: Spotted animal trapped? Get latest info hereNOTICE BOARDAAcross 24: Pipe for pirate with a head for heightsHOOKAHAAcross 25: Spot marker — it's outside leisure centre after Olympian lord avoids conflictCOEXISTSAAcross 26: Poet with the ancient mariner?POPEYEAAcross 27: Reactionary Russians — dire 5 with SS?TSARISTSDDown 1: "Go on with melody", nuts implore?DEMONOLOGYDDown 2: There's always room in one part of pub or anotherBEERCELLARDDown 3: Husband and mother of Artemis put up here?HOTELDDown 4: Officers plunder store for something to wearCOSSACKBOOTSDDown 6: Credulous — but inwardly hard and assertiveTHRUSTINGDDown 7: Lincoln with his first or second sonABELDDown 8: Masefield's crafty request, Spooner's cover pointTALLDDown 11: Carrot cooked with safest sources of energy?FASTREACTORSDDown 13: Kippers on these? Mostly wan plonkersPALLIASSESDDown 14: Chapelgoers force detective to probe consecrated breadMETHODISTSDDown 16: New Year tends to make us inactiveSEDENTARYDDown 21: Packer's best friend?BOXERDDown 22: See 8SHIPDDown 23: I say, parking place for poultryCO-OPDDown 23: I say, parking place for poultryCOOP