The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 8th September 2014 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 8th September 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Mapmaker admits a cold constitutionCHARACTERAAcross 6: Drink makes detectives endlessly slip upCIDERAAcross 9: Assesses the value in cholera testingRATESAAcross 10: Thought collapsed veins deterioratedENVISAGEDAAcross 11: Birds eat fish, and worms initially, in industrial siteSTEELWORKSAAcross 12: Pack of Bishop's TippleBALEAAcross 14: Free bird found in construction setLET IT GOAAcross 15: Indirect routes for Dutch force to French cityDETOURSAAcross 17: Working through period of deep depressionCYCLONEAAcross 19: Boy holds map of part of EuropeLAPLANDAAcross 20: Vault pollarded treeARCHAAcross 22: British herbal tea brewed is fit for inhalingBREATHABLEAAcross 25: Popular kind of atmospheric featureINVERSIONAAcross 26: Again couple give way without resistanceRETIEAAcross 27: Measure and test doorwayENTRYAAcross 28: Rose has pastries in layersREDSTARTSDDown 1: Police conceal redhead's bodyCORPSDDown 2: Spurious heat unit initially considered legitimateAUTHENTICDDown 3: Release, in consequence, in washingABSOLUTIONDDown 4: Artist to draw gameTIEPOLODDown 5: Vicar approved and withdrewREVOKEDDDown 6: Shy companyCASTDDown 7: Follow mum's beliefsDOGMADDown 8: Soldier got ready and made amendsREDRESSEDDDown 13: Star interrupts to halt race and end declineSTOPTHEROTDDown 14: Developed vital cure that's profitableLUCRATIVEDDown 16: Resort banal? Tour is capital!ULAN BATORDDown 18: Nobleman that is king in past timesEARLIERDDown 19: Many deserved to be eruditeLEARNEDDDown 21: Long for chap to be on timeCOVETDDown 23: Unexcited when getting second chanceEVENSDDown 24: City destroyed in attempt to retain loveTROY