The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 17th September 2013 There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 17th September 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Shifts exam into secondary school, initiallySMOCKSAAcross 5: Doctor does feel it's suicideFELO-DE-SEAAcross 9: Young family member's eaten the whole salad plantSCALLIONAAcross 10: Production of a crowd scene in the 17 18CAWDORAAcross 11: Largely insouciant band leader causing scene in the 17 18BLASTEDHEATHAAcross 13: Starts to complain of mild alcoholic stuporCOMAAAcross 14: What the larger person has done wrong?OUTGROWNAAcross 17: A 26 almost lost it badly, having said 2 22SCOTTISHAAcross 18: See 17PLAYAAcross 20: Blooming daft dog starts postman barking an order in the 17 18OUTDAMNDSPOTAAcross 23: Flies plane carrying large number to base camps, ultimatelyMIDGESAAcross 24: Ignored the "Micawber principle", so failed as an artist?OVERDREWAAcross 25: Coming out of 13, 22 makes a big sacrificeHECATOMBAAcross 26: Film Greek character — former Olympic runner, we hearPSYCHODDown 2: Item worn in shower by son of king?MACKDDown 3: Well-known person managed time to see vicar at wedding?CELEBRANTDDown 4: Line under Paris going round winding curveSPIRALDDown 5: Bodice theft? Moon may provide aid in searchFINE-TOOTHED COMBDDown 6: Transparency showing girl embrace unloved assLUCIDITYDDown 7: Divine duo two-step regularlyDOWSEDDown 8: Seconds left to use four-letter word for polo shirts?SPORTSWEARDDown 12: From text I see you solve last of down clues to begin with — oddly decisive!CONCLUSIVEDDown 15: By all accounts, theatre's given us the odd topless 18 periodicallyREPUTEDLYDDown 16: Setter has opossum running round more quicklyPIUMOSSODDown 19: Cost of maintaining prince in posh part of castleUPKEEPDDown 21: Indian hemp knife seen in the 17 18, reportedlyDAGGADDown 22: Female rook's deserted sleeping placeBETH