The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 26th August 2016 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 26th August 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Sticky stuff for baker or cook that's disgusting!DOUGHAAcross 10: Vigour shown as Brendan's getting in a stateANIMATIONAAcross 11: Signal that could be great helpTELEGRAPHAAcross 12: Stick with sweet lines about love and end of hostilityLOLLYAAcross 13: Dealt with offensive language from PM once back in baseBLEEPEDAAcross 15: Fuel for warships in part of earth that's coveredSUBSOILAAcross 17: Storyteller backed main event in theatreAESOPAAcross 18: Publication that raises funds for charityRAGAAcross 20: Changed the current key for codeETHICAAcross 22: Bird in spring seen by river bankSPARROWAAcross 25: A poet penning new work performed rather slowlyANDANTEAAcross 26: First half of the big gameRHINOAAcross 27: Prepared to drive a Ford, finally in gearADDRESSEDAAcross 30: Her co-star excited a lot of playersORCHESTRAAAcross 31: They may be in minutes — minutes kept in bindersTIMESDDown 1: Part of revised item ready for publicationEDITDDown 2: Coins mediaeval groups needed, including sovereignGUILDERSDDown 3: Jerk grabbing husband is violent criminalTHUGDDown 4: Old lady less polite about a roving thiefMARAUDERDDown 5: Fortune heirs dissipated over centuryRICHESDDown 6: Living in 14DAILY BREADDDown 7: Test's first relocated over Italian islandRIALTODDown 8: Start off nervous in this fast-paced kind of racingINDYDDown 13: Runs into singer or section of 30BRASSDDown 14: 6 notesPAPER MONEYDDown 16: Awful clue about Republican's sordid gainLUCREDDown 19: Venetian who painted over an angel?GUARDIANDDown 21: Fair and square in natural settingHANDSOMEDDown 23: One coin for each personAPIECEDDown 24: Possible result of breaking the lawWEALTHDDown 26: Cheat that's cornered by knight, initiallyROOKDDown 28: Food in repast is oddly deficientEATSDDown 29: Needful and correct rules hard to followDOSH