The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 2nd September 2015 There are 15 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 2nd September 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: 12 across in curried food businessFISHERYAAcross 8: Lionel, a hot favourite at Christmas?MESSIAHAAcross 9: Deal here in broken toysKENTAAcross 10: See 2THEROMANSAAcross 12: An expert in the gymnasium?PEACEAAcross 13: It helps feet go on platformsPODIATRYAAcross 15: Two elements essential to our existence (and to 16 across?)LIFEAAcross 16: Queen may, we hear, be confused with 8BRIANAAcross 17: A girl, not a son? I'm not happy about thatALASAAcross 18: Brief order to stop workingMEDICINEAAcross 20: Savages bad housing that holds area backMAULSAAcross 21: See 2DONEFORUSAAcross 22: Expected learner to get to the end of PushkinDUELAAcross 24: Paul had one for 10EPISTLEAAcross 25: B___ awful noise made by group togetherBRACKETDDown 1: Home adopted by the GuardianWINEDDown 2: Excuse me? Did some old people at any time cause our ruin? That's a funny revolutionary lineWHATHAVEDDown 3: Feel shame, seeing horse in penWRITHEDDown 4: Obliged to look over opponentsBEHOLDENDDown 5: A short clever answer is capitalASMARADDown 6: Bog briefly venerated by 10MARSDDown 11: Drink while young — make mine purer when brewedENPRIMEURDDown 12: Sit, keeping one's balancePOISEDDown 14: A part of Norfolk that's not BritishROADSDDown 16: Firm moves into sort of market with no room leftBRIMFULLDDown 17: A line abandoned by Europe, avoided in hearingAQUEDUCTDDown 19: To remove electrons from position is easyIONISEDDown 20: What hurts me in Indian cityMYSOREDDown 21: Patsy's English, looked down on by Irish partyDUPEDDown 23: See 2EVER