The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 23rd August 2013 There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 23rd August 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Maddened by exploding grenadeANGEREDAAcross 5: Opportunist finds heroin in houseCHANCERAAcross 9: Curtains some made at homeDEATHAAcross 10: Restaurant for staff officers by a lakeBRASSERIEAAcross 11: Haulier returned and settled back with sweetheart (could be withdrawn)RETRACTILEAAcross 12: Old Bob illuminated the openingSLITAAcross 14: Cheat suddenly to reformSHORT-CHANGEAAcross 14: Cheat suddenly to reformSHORTCHANGEAAcross 18: Detachment resident? It's off!DISINTERESTAAcross 21: Fellow leaves one instrument for anotherLUTEAAcross 22: Famous craft worker in the old countrySANTAMARIAAAcross 25: Worker met Sandra dancingTRADESMANAAcross 26: Creature of the English countrysideELANDAAcross 27: Ring for stout when touring eastern SwedenRESOUNDAAcross 28: Strange dialect in fortressCITADELDDown 1: Snakes and their associates decapitatedADDERSDDown 2: Girl has craft and works hardGRAFTSDDown 3: Egghead pays attention in group when running throughREHEARSINGDDown 4: Charge journalist raised contributionDEBITDDown 5: Woman caught strumpet with noteCHARLOTTEDDown 6: Drop in standards scratching head in churchAPSEDDown 7: Girl in a stateCAROLINADDown 8: Tenor collated information for physicistROENTGENDDown 13: Male stand-in in audition for playTHETEMPESTDDown 15: Welcoming lovebird's wild dreamOPENARMEDDDown 16: Grown-up is without artifice, initially, or is a sycophantADULATORDDown 17: One wanders round hospital for waste containersASHTRAYSDDown 19: Make a mistake with commissionERRANDDDown 20: Help the Spanish composerHANDELDDown 23: Official wear for Unionists touring UlsterTUNICDDown 24: Lover said to be a violin playerBEAU