The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 11th August 2017 There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 11th August 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Female faking sex now, organ not to be trusted?FOXNEWSAAcross 5: Chops primarily one's splitting, as toolCLEAVERAAcross 9: Broadly similar, gold cupsLARGOAAcross 10: Stubborn stain needs to be shiftedOBSTINATEAAcross 11: Completely fashionable, sewn?INEVERYWAYAAcross 12: Top guy, Ali departs African capital having shut up Foreman, finallyKINGAAcross 14: Liberal Democrats initially anger PM, a sin taking more than one seat?MANSPREADINGAAcross 18: Hard or firm, call commercial breaks shrewd businessHORSE TRADINGAAcross 21: Trick unionists' alliance, ultimatelyDUPEAAcross 22: Moss perhaps old, presume going to seed?SUPERMODELAAcross 25: Gold medal alongside pens for prolific writerWORDSMITHAAcross 26: See 7PUT INAAcross 26: See 7PUTINAAcross 27: Always pound squeezed by foreign currency for a short periodDAYLONGAAcross 28: Book storeRESERVEDDown 1: Lift prince by the ears?FILLIPDDown 2: Relations with 12 looking up for old 12XERXESDDown 3: Previous individual assessed, found not guiltyEXONERATEDDDown 4: Originally starring George Osborne, say, one employed to change film scriptSTORYDDown 5: Round middle of tree, apple was also highly featuredCOSTARREDDDown 6: Lake near river, oddly drainedERIEDDown 7: World leader — negotiating with Trump and I invalidVLADIMIRDDown 8: Funny parts author, scratching head, gets to attach againREENGAGEDDown 13: Sorcerer's inspired upon newly embracing Mahler's first great workMAGNUM OPUSDDown 15: In season, blossoming?SPROUTINGDDown 16: Dogged attitude defining leaders in broadcastSHADOWEDDDown 17: Nose picking beginning to obsess cheeky characterPROPERTYDDown 19: See 4EDITORDDown 20: Look good with weaponGLANCEDDown 23: The heavens opening in earnest, the rainstorm's beginningETHERDDown 24: Order to be civil, it having restricted youth?ASBO