The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 6th September 2017 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 6th September 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Go back? That's the right way out!REGRESSAAcross 5: He throws an earthenware vesselPITCHERAAcross 9: Tonic's taken in the right quantityPORTIONAAcross 10: Thomas, in retreat during action, gets lowered statusDEMOTEDAAcross 11: Happen to exhaleTRANSPIREAAcross 12: Take in a bank somewhere in GermanyTRIERAAcross 13: Daughter hit hard and livedDWELTAAcross 15: Quick to adopt retreat with convictionEARNESTLYAAcross 17: Treated fairly and informed about energy priceTOLERATEDAAcross 19: Delightful meal without papaSUPERAAcross 22: Crooner has energy for a lot of drinkingBINGEAAcross 23: Trustworthy girl gets many promises of moneyVERACIOUSAAcross 25: Classical matricide finds drug in fashion storesORESTESAAcross 26: Romeo earned beaten backsideREAR-ENDAAcross 27: Enlightened philosopher managed European corruptionDIDEROTAAcross 28: Coppers brought about an act of self-punishmentPENANCEDDown 1: Said to be set down in the grassREPUTEDDDown 2: Refuse clothing over timeGARBAGEDDown 3: Charged over small transgressionsEVILSDDown 4: Living without Mike? There's a thought!SENTIMENTDDown 5: Father seen before getting out of puffPADREDDown 6: Stand-in gets lock for sirenTEMPTRESSDDown 7: Run into student, first of intended victimsHIT LISTDDown 8: Man in dreary assembly of old foreign forcesREDARMYDDown 14: Bully fell upon teacherTORMENTORDDown 16: Soldiers bound to knock road safety deviceRADARTRAPDDown 17: Newspaper bill? See identification!TABLOIDDDown 18: Type of oil processed in LeedsLINSEEDDDown 20: Sharpen tack outside radio programmePHONE-INDDown 21: Odd desire to store uranium wasteRESIDUEDDown 23: Six settle for excursionVISITDDown 24: Length of stringCHAIN