The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 21st September 2016 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 21st September 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Terrible Harry Grout mostly with yours truly taking drugsGRUESOMEAAcross 9: See 2LAMPSAAcross 10: Exploited, took drugsUSEDAAcross 11: Cells turn to fix as drug dealt externallyGUARDROOMSAAcross 12: Welcoming back to prison, more angry one might cause disturbance at night?SNORERAAcross 14: Steal show outside, returning fruitlessABORTIVEAAcross 15: Turn old when locked up for comedy? On the contraryTRAGEDYAAcross 17: Two characters giving one sound jab that's hit hardDIGRAPHAAcross 20: One tends to nag youngster on frameHORSEBOYAAcross 22: Protection around grassCASINGAAcross 23: Predetermine Fed's choice of letter? American with itFOREORDAINAAcross 24: Choose to sleep around, caught making penetrationPICKAAcross 25: Dry man inside with a foreign letterTHETAAAcross 26: Move back over after time without Norman Stanley Fletcher, initiallyTRANSFERDDown 1: Can resident regularly reveal porkies on TV show?PRISONERDDown 2: Lights in HMP Slade out around oneHEADDDown 3: One messes up Godber's pantsBODGERDDown 4: Escape? Never!GET AWAYDDown 4: Escape? Never!GETAWAYDDown 5: Pleased to fiddle, dropping skirts and bloomersGLADIOLIDDown 6: Cheats and rogue start to make up storiesIMPOSTURESDDown 7: He wrote because one needs second volumeASIMOVDDown 13: Noted deliveries, Porridge set twice cracked upREGISTEREDDDown 16: Criminal chap beds with Mr Ronnie BarkerDOBERMANDDown 18: See 16PINSCHERDDown 19: Line from old TV programmeDYNASTYDDown 21: Content to shop or tour cityOPORTODDown 22: Talk following Tory party lines?CONGASDDown 24: See 13POST