The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 27th September 2016 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 27th September 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Bird, dogs and parasite found in wood in Manhattan?COCKTAILSTICKAAcross 10: Early version of Latin 11INITIALAAcross 11: Here fashion mag contains tab for stringed instrumentUKELELEAAcross 12: Unaffiliated to Welby for the present?NONCEAAcross 13: Pharisee's overcome problem in penning lawsNICODEMUSAAcross 14: Polish pieces accepted by top journalistEMENDAAcross 16: Puff maintaining acceleration, then running round to put in a dashHYPHENATEAAcross 18: Warder hid criminal unable to be changedHARDWIREDAAcross 19: Sarkozy's very small — it's a bit of a shockTRESSAAcross 20: Where china's buried for German noblemanPALSGRAVEAAcross 23: It's to put in information boardGET ONAAcross 24: Public scoffs a starter of cheese and hamOVERACTAAcross 25: Opening game turned around by header from Eden HazardVENTUREAAcross 26: Soldiers needing vehicle when everyone's outGENERALSTRIKEDDown 2: Sportingly get around with nothing on entire bust? I'm not sureORIENTEERDDown 3: What's taken up by chef in kitchenKNIFEDDown 4: Tired no one outALL INDDown 5: Where you take off home after a filling repastLAUNCH PADDDown 5: Where you take off home after a filling repastLAUNCHPADDDown 6: Passes through river cooler than the othersTRENDIESTDDown 7: Worry, dropping a maiden's cosmeticCREAMDDown 8: Bear with lodging that is hot and hope for changeWINNIETHEPOOHDDown 9: Retiring seems doubtful for old German performerMEISTERSINGERDDown 15: Move from A to B and awkwardly drag blue English casesDOWNGRADEDDown 16: Latvian present's wrapped, a decoctionHERBAL TEADDown 17: Bedazzled throng following One DirectionAWESTRUCKDDown 21: Story's engrossing for one lordLIEGEDDown 22: The king's mischievous horse boltsELVISDDown 23: It's left and right and it's all over for himGONER