The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 27th September 2017 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 27th September 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Bared tum? Could be for a tattoo!DRUMBEATAAcross 9: Embellish trouble with the navyADORNAAcross 10: Catch navy in declineSNAGAAcross 11: Cloth samples found in the bathroomTOILETRIESAAcross 12: Refuse to give birthLITTERAAcross 14: Rowers keeping right makes senseEYESIGHTAAcross 15: Greek character ill-disposed to wineCHIANTIAAcross 17: Trotsky's initial explanation for mutinyTREASONAAcross 20: Miscreant makes proposition about the outcomeOFFENDERAAcross 22: Bishop gives permission to use combinationsBLENDSAAcross 23: Overall sum becomes greatMARVELLOUSAAcross 24: Tackle English birdKITEAAcross 25: Painter is a bit of a swineBACONAAcross 26: Blessed husband's given consentHALLOWEDDDown 1: Display a bowl of cerealBRANDISHDDown 2: Sticks up for superiorSMUGDDown 3: Time to run in fieldSECTORDDown 4: Footballer, one taking action over conditionsSTRIKERDDown 5: Arrived to gloat at animal supervisorCAMELEERDDown 6: Organise change of decorationCO-ORDINATEDDown 6: Organise change of decorationCOORDINATEDDown 7: By mistake his men get engagedINMESHDDown 13: Ridicule Romeo on defect in crockeryTEA SERVICEDDown 16: Tory leader (queer fish) is walking unsteadilyTODDLINGDDown 18: Anomalies providing chances to secure international matchODDITIESDDown 19: Ought children tuck into cheese and bread?BRIOCHEDDown 21: A way of cooking meat in France and SpainFLAMBEDDown 22: Type of pottery made by graduate and seamanBASALTDDown 24: Speed of a birdKNOT