The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 21st August 2014 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 21st August 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Jack's final intimation of leaving TV show?BLUE PETERAAcross 6: Employer rejected CV, giving me the sackUSERAAcross 10: He can't stand either parent losing capital on horseHATERAAcross 11: Nan led astray by dreadful pun (not intended)UNPLANNEDAAcross 12: Drink, or where you might buy trendy oneMARTINIAAcross 13: Registers failing to show separate A&E chargesINDICTSAAcross 14: Relationship that might make you somewhat on edge?ABITONTHESIDEAAcross 17: Technical game transformed global problemCLIMATE CHANGEAAcross 21: Prince joins queen in dance — it appears out of orderPREQUELAAcross 22: Launch schemePROJECTAAcross 24: Maiden possibly left port with too much luggageOVERLADENAAcross 25: Dress down for Sunday lunch?ROASTAAcross 26: Speaker's trounced a second-raterBETAAAcross 27: Rebel is transported East in doctor's careDISSENTERDDown 1: Abandoning convention, throw him a boneBOHEMIANDDown 2: Unopened club's completeUTTERDDown 3: Engaged in crime, I'm going in devoutly, giving little awayPARSIMONIOUSLYDDown 4: Visitor to ancient city isn't short of money, essentiallyTOURISTDDown 5: Traveller, not quite the best, turning turtle perhapsREPTILEDDown 7: Star considered claiming credit for skin lotionSUNSCREENDDown 8: Ingredient of salads I'd served up in quick successionRADISHDDown 9: How workers may study an example of sporting links?SANDWICHCOURSEDDown 15: Harsh little measure supported by pope at one timeINCLEMENTDDown 16: Willing person put up timetable after trialTESTATORDDown 18: Boring article in review by editor provided a referenceALLUDEDDDown 19: First wife is in the offing, getting forks outEXPENDSDDown 20: Second record secured by graduate raised self-assuranceAPLOMBDDown 23: "Bring back corporal punishment" — tyrant's first decreeENACT