The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 29th September 2017 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 29th September 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Portion of tandoori cottage cheeseRICOTTAAAcross 5: Champion winning in gameSUPPORTAAcross 9: Idle one filling a second coffeeAMERICANOAAcross 10: Develop and rent spaceRIPENAAcross 11: Virgin male getting reliefMAIDAAcross 12: Marathon with top athleteLONGJUMPERAAcross 14: Sign of Treasure Island covers wearingGEMINIAAcross 15: Where snot runs, having contracted bug?NOSTRILAAcross 16: Animals like following Hollywood actor, not in loveALPACASAAcross 18: A cut to ordinary man that's strikingAPOLLOAAcross 20: Drives in Switzerland with gold following — money for Italian Job essentially lostCHAUFFEURSAAcross 21: Turning stomachs seeing filthSMUTAAcross 24: Fondle that woman, husband's away so it's safePETERAAcross 25: Pop an E with dare and go ravingORANGEADEAAcross 26: Fleet Street journalist in a hurryPRESSEDAAcross 27: Leader McIlroy's first shot makes greenEMERALDDDown 1: Substantial money for stateREALMDDown 2: Crack cocaine: concerning bad habitCREVICEDDown 3: Couple can, when hugging wifeTWINDDown 4: A doctor is in: able to get ordered drugANABOLIC STEROIDDDown 5: Kinky orgasm, naughtier partners forced to come together in thisSHOTGUNMARRIAGEDDown 6: Party in Spain — euros exchangedPERSUASIONDDown 7: Theoretically working daily?ON PAPERDDown 8: Shoot film in retreat: Doctor in LoveTENDRILDDown 13: Do farmers use these branches at bottom of field?PITCHFORKSDDown 16: Drink from county river running through mountainALCOPOPDDown 17: Spin prime minister's endless talkPRATTLEDDown 19: Lesbian character accepting a danceLAMBADADDown 22: Time to solve Tramp?TREADDDown 23: Faint, wiping head getting feverAGUE