The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 22nd August 2017 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 22nd August 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: All I cry about? Topless dads completing dance workLYRICALAAcross 5: See 1BALLADSAAcross 9: Wild bear chases unknown animalZEBRAAAcross 10: New moon? On reflection, you see Altair regularly with one eyeMONOCULARAAcross 11: Before answer, note the verdictRESOLUTIONAAcross 12: Writer's masterwork?POEMAAcross 14: Freedom to swim in deep end, hence he sunkINDEPENDENCEAAcross 18: Biologist who reversed hot car by railway, getting caught by crimeRACHEL CARSONAAcross 21: F-flamboyant?LOUDAAcross 22: Mathematically, like two pieces of pie? Not sensibleIRRATIONALAAcross 25: Partly taken aback, rogue slid off a damsel's bloomersDAFFODILSAAcross 26: Hear me celebrate sugar coatingICINGAAcross 27: S&M article, one putting the young to sleepSANDMANAAcross 28: Can 10 run inside this abbey?TINTERNDDown 1: Cold blooded sort of woman, difficult husband's outLIZARDDDown 2: Sturdy old banger's bonnet covered in iron oxideROBUSTDDown 3: Many lobby dotty Green opponentCHALLENGERDDown 4: 51 + 1,001? Time to checkLIMITDDown 5: Oscar learned to wrestle wearing black beltBANDOLEERDDown 6: Girl charmed knight awayLUCYDDown 7: Versatile like ball-bearings?ALL-ROUNDDDown 8: Disreputable woman's group welcomes DonaldSTRUMPETDDown 13: Warning to Indian: curry gobbled in very short timeADMONITIONDDown 15: Sally's old dog is lifting legEXCURSIONDDown 16: Republican escapes, following quiet introductionsPRELUDESDDown 17: Plot device has wooden mule masking initially most of the computer-generated imageryMCGUFFINDDown 19: Draw ten sparkling diamondsENTICEDDown 20: S-superhero Wolverine's catchphrase?SLOGANDDown 23: Help dog remove leadASSETDDown 24: Class information?FORM