The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 21st September 2017 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 21st September 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Hide waste around Yorkshire riverDOESKINAAcross 5: Spring collection firmly establishedWELL-SETAAcross 9: Lovely mess with daughter after celebrationJOLLYAAcross 10: Green hugged by Russian leader once, bless my soulGORBLIMEYAAcross 11: In fantasy, French film director makes appearanceVISITATIONAAcross 12: Small fortune in holeSLOTAAcross 14: Occasionally, no white noise around cookerNOW AND AGAINAAcross 18: Energy in X, devaluedADULTERATEDAAcross 21: See 9GOODAAcross 22: Attractive man, figure willing bachelor and bishop to roll overBABEMAGNETAAcross 25: "Minister backing mentor": New StatesmanVERMONTERAAcross 26: In effect, I'm only a Greek misanthropeTIMONAAcross 27: Vermin was in the van behind back of defendant, upsetRATTLEDAAcross 28: Cloying novel certainly less popularTREACLYDDown 1: Familiar feeling due to doctor drinking endless coffeeDEJA VUDDown 2: Join up final parts of the television seriesENLISTDDown 3: Fear of superhero being OK in pretty pantsKRYPTONITEDDown 4: Dream time approaching, close to sunsetNIGHTDDown 5: Ground water covering European city that would go over many a brave headWARBONNETDDown 6: Ace opera singerLULUDDown 7: Nationality of the enigmatic Mona Lisa?SOMALIANDDown 8: Way to infiltrate difficult meeting in secretTRYSTINGDDown 13: Building ascends at last in Bristol, temporary constructionSANDCASTLEDDown 15: Justified, as a fugitive may be, to pen article on rightsWARRANTEDDDown 16: Housebound granny's initial regret after a few sherries?HANGOVERDDown 17: Despot Hitler finally snatched by Jaguar, say?AUTOCRATDDown 19: First day smoke rings rising, mysterious and seemingly wiseGNOMICDDown 20: Container in bird's domain, hummingSTINKYDDown 23: Bird, say, on top of treeEGRETDDown 24: Fellow member of parliament gets the birdFOWL