The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 11th September 2017 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 11th September 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: The setter's old-fashioned situation offering no way outIMPASSEAAcross 5: Settled in advance for help with homeworkPREPAIDAAcross 9: Rumpus in La Paz's public squarePLAZAAAcross 10: Thanks to natural evolution, it has a serious biteTARANTULAAAcross 11: Was one of a team of surgeons?COOPERATEDAAcross 12: He comes from Constantinople — or Istanbul, if you preferSTANAAcross 14: Financial experts making reports about workerACCOUNTANTSAAcross 18: Tidy up legal issue and accept blame in courtPLEADGUILTYAAcross 21: Catch or fastenerNAILAAcross 22: Punishment as part of learningDISCIPLINEAAcross 25: Plenty having a ball, eating cakeABUNDANCEAAcross 26: Advantage of adjustable seatsASSETAAcross 27: Given medical care at another's expense?TREATEDAAcross 28: Pray the change will do you goodTHERAPYDDown 1: Effect of a single legislator on lawIMPACTDDown 2: Instruments for Ian's op set outPIANOSDDown 3: Get to grips in a friendly fashion?SHAKE HANDSDDown 4: More or less important playerEXTRADDown 5: It means endless trouble for Peter and PaulPERPETUALDDown 6: A bird in danger — nestingERNEDDown 7: Etching or watercolour?AQUATINTDDown 8: A doctor might mix a gin in the medicineDIAGNOSEDDown 13: Put off retirementSTAYUPLATEDDown 15: Admonished as a result of bad educationCAUTIONEDDDown 16: Clear, the actors are, from the pitOPENCASTDDown 17: Treatment available on footPEDICUREDDown 19: Light sleepSIESTADDown 20: Dispatched by railway guardSENTRYDDown 23: Rift between Conservative and Labour?CLEFTDDown 24: Rise in current is correctEDIT