The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 20th September 2012 There are 16 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 20th September 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Virgin, perhaps Irish, wearing flared styleAIRLINEAAcross 8: Bumper edition of “Latin for Everyone”?OMNIBUSAAcross 9: Asian capital hasn't managed to progressGO ONAAcross 9: Asian capital hasn't managed to progressGOONAAcross 10: Hit by 2 and 16 across, new Pathfinder got lost crossing riverTRANSPORTAAcross 12: 10 was boss on boardSLEDSAAcross 13: Line in religious writing by Hardy that's deleted another linePLIMSOLLAAcross 15: 10s despot's scratching headVANSAAcross 16: Pen name for Proust's heroSWANNAAcross 17: 10's about rightCARTAAcross 18: Touching a female in Indian dress after gameONSAFARIAAcross 20: Elizabeth Fry's nursing 10FERRYAAcross 21: See 10OFDELIGHTAAcross 22: Non-striker's first to finish 10sCABSAAcross 24: Kit is able to enter "Come Dancing"MECCANOAAcross 25: 10 dashes round to collect papersSIDECARDDown 1: 10 put up two million, ignoring banksLIMODDown 2: Leader of foreign country regularly rearms in battle zoneFLANDERSDDown 3: Joins Victorian 10s touring provinceUNITESDDown 4: Avoid one in time for dischargeEMISSIONDDown 5: 7 commanders pistol-whippedPILOTSDDown 6: 10 set to cross NorwayPUNTDDown 11: A very quiet part of London's attractiveAPPEALINGDDown 12: Lover was injured at homeSWAINDDown 14: Liberal's sad leader discarded 10LORRYDDown 16: 10 understand a scheme's boringSEAPLANEDDown 17: County Clare ordered small 10sCORACLESDDown 19: Lincoln nearly escaped so-called 10ABDUCTDDown 20: Jazz pianist's ideal climbing shrubFATSIADDown 21: An up-and-coming Cole Porter entertained 10OPELDDown 23: Old 7 runs 10BEAR