The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 12th September 2017 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 12th September 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Sleep around with desire and brioPANACHEAAcross 5: Way to stop issue of May's leadership dogging Tory PartyCONDOMAAcross 9: Numbers following inverse of a binary numberLAUDANUMAAcross 10: Never touched alcohol after six, right?VIRGINAAcross 12: Herbert's post about marital relationsSTEPBROTHERSAAcross 15: Help fool individual with attitudeASSISTANCEAAcross 17: Neither of half-cut dons nursed regrets at firstNORAAcross 19: Viscous liquid from tea urn regularly discardedTARAAcross 20: Fake concession over Trump pledge is nonsenseCODSWALLOPAAcross 22: Dazzling South American pedigreeINCANDESCENTAAcross 26: Harry Hotspur runs away in sequelUPSHOTAAcross 27: Fly home over lake the colour of coalJET-BLACKAAcross 28: Putting a stop to what dog and pig do?ENDINGAAcross 29: Cunning in emptying small cubeSLEIGHTDDown 1: Chums from make-up counterPALSDDown 2: Students possessing zero common senseNOUSDDown 3: Carpet is covered in 10CHASTISEDDown 4: Fit of pique when teasedEQUIPDDown 6: It makes dull dystopia temporarily entertainingOPIATEDDown 7: Accommodation for best friends of daughter with freakishly long kneesDOGKENNELSDDown 8: Handwritten letter in old lady's vault read out loudMANUSCRIPTDDown 11: [Barney initially astonished to be constricted by revolting boa?]FRACASDDown 13: Abusing stimulant drug just before deadlineLAST-MINUTEDDown 14: Nearly all bigotry, regardless of masses, edited or cutOSTRACISEDDDown 16: Stirred pan in tavern every so oftenAWOKENDDown 18: Aspirant wife Annabel Lee cutting clothWANNABEEDDown 21: Letters from Bruno sorted before noon and awaiting deliveryUNBORNDDown 23: The Mating Game in black and whiteCHESSDDown 24: Pungent smell from flyoverTANGDDown 25: Start to stow gear for take-offSKIT