The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 19th September 2016 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 19th September 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Sailor told to go round globe, taking things in?ABSORBENTAAcross 10: Start working as a film actorONSETAAcross 11: Made out in expert world of scholarsACADEMEAAcross 12: Attic studio ideal for this artist?EL GRECOAAcross 13: Quick drink about teatime?ALIVEAAcross 14: Dive for weapon used after darkNIGHT CLUBAAcross 14: Dive for weapon used after darkNIGHTCLUBAAcross 16: Well protected, gumshield and all?ARMEDTOTHETEETHAAcross 19: Half an organ stop?SEMICOLONAAcross 21: Fruit suggests trouble afootACORNAAcross 22: Drifter of a coldly detached natureICEBERGAAcross 23: Confirm a wild animal has escapedBEAR OUTAAcross 24: One can't imagine being without themIDEASAAcross 25: Figure offered by corporation accepting a prize novelTRAPEZIUMDDown 1: Crafts based on fundamental duplicityCATAMARANSDDown 2: Dunce's cap is, maybe, the case for a dreamerESCAPISMDDown 3: Fat, it is said, of the landGREECEDDown 4: We are cut down or used to beWEREDDown 5: Get NHS rent reviewed and grow strongerSTRENGTHENDDown 6: Mould bird in metal? No way!FORGETITDDown 7: And, what is more, a real gent!AS WELLDDown 8: He races in circlesOTTODDown 14: One is distracted with northern stars, they're very brightNEONLIGHTSDDown 15: Late, it turns in after meBEHINDTIMEDDown 17: Get less ironDECREASEDDown 18: In income distribution, company is thriftyECONOMICDDown 20: More like those blessed with a worldly inheritance?MEEKERDDown 21: Come round to a strangely weak pointAWAKENDDown 22: I get an encore — or the birdIBISDDown 23: Steal up around a wild beastBOAR