The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 15th September 2016 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 15th September 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Angry bishop's sick birdCROSSBILLAAcross 6: Father first meeting detective treads carefullyPADSAAcross 8: Struggle endlessly to get popular anticoagulantWARFARINAAcross 9: Crosses water around the opening of Jutland's long inletsFJORDSAAcross 10: Supports brother facing championsBRACESAAcross 11: More space for luggage found by fellow reversing vehicle into castleROOF RACKAAcross 12: A-Z returned to German concerned with British capitalZAGREBAAcross 15: Heartless scarlet woman starts to trace ancestry in family treesSTEMMATAAAcross 16: Cost faced by prude drinking cold tea cocktailPRICE TAGAAcross 19: Strong language mostly found in grotty accommodationSTURDYAAcross 21: Strong EU negotiations with Scotland's leaderSTURGEONAAcross 22: See 14SQUASHAAcross 24: Short skirt worn by one currying favourMINIONAAcross 25: How to maintain advantage associated with river habitat for wildlife?HEDGEROWAAcross 26: Interlocking pattern seen in some shapesMESHAAcross 27: Swollen stomach beginning to extrude — and smell!TUMESCENTDDown 1: One making a contribution to cleaner furniture?CHAIRDDown 2: Policewoman, maybe, in charge during proposalOFFICERDDown 3: Setter wearing beheaded emperor's garmentsSARISDDown 4: Faulty drains blocked by new entrailsINNARDSDDown 5: Partners without English paper have food that's not eatenLEFTOVERSDDown 6: Instructions for computer supporting good memoryPROGRAMDDown 7: Devoted doctor died before animal given drug departedDEDICATEDDDown 13: Offensive tunes found on children's transportAIRSTRIKEDDown 14: Fans of a dairy product set aside vegetablesBUTTERNUTDDown 17: Grain is given to husband from PenzanceCORNISHDDown 18: Fabric lining bulging hamperGINGHAMDDown 20: British university left with half of 11's instrumentUKULELEDDown 22: Factions meet in confused island uprisingSIDESDDown 23: Sunday drink leads to fun and gamesSPORT