The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 29th August 2017 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 29th August 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Officer found with drug in empty shed is closely investigatedSCOPEDAAcross 5: New price includes chemist's third formulaRECIPEAAcross 8: Passionate Australian given new room with AmericanAMOROUSAAcross 9: Press agreementCOMPACTAAcross 11: Regimen is proven to generate a flowerEVENING PRIMROSEAAcross 12: Play bagging nation's first award for actingTONYAAcross 13: People injured by throwaway matches?CASUALTIESAAcross 17: Oven from Rio is reset differentlyROTISSERIEAAcross 18: Commotion caused by heads of state talking in riddlesSTIRAAcross 20: Flying alien contrives to secure a spell in the army?NATIONAL SERVICEAAcross 23: Revered former editor pinching a large journalist's bottomEXALTEDAAcross 24: Retired queen and retinue prepare for new jobRETRAINAAcross 25: Heavy drinking session sees new head of department drowning in aleBENDERAAcross 26: Revolutionary coming back to eat pub grub?DINNERDDown 2: Stop king and fool becoming united by social tiesCLOSE-KNITDDown 3: Verbose expert hearing short musical phrasesPROLIXDDown 4: Choose to throw giants' pants in riverDESIGNATEDDown 5: Bishop adopting star competitorRACERDDown 6: Put in an appearance outside retro car plantCAMOMILEDDown 7: Short coat given to old philosopherPLATODDown 8: Herbicide makes a fellow a goner, unfortunatelyAGENT ORANGEDDown 10: Troy's first prophet turned up to encourage woodworkerTREE SURGEONDDown 14: Without cover, nude run is rescheduledUNINSUREDDDown 15: Fancy popular gallery keeping racist leader in charge!INTRICATEDDown 16: Various roads set outASSORTEDDDown 19: Brother returned short letter to someone from Brest?BRETONDDown 21: Sign made by team leader at sporting eventTRACEDDown 22: Dared to wrestle a snake!ADDER