The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 22nd August 2018 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 22nd August 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Expert's light touch with cardsDABHANDAAcross 5: Hilarious person inhales small quantity in fashionable clubHOT SPOTAAcross 5: Hilarious person inhales small quantity in fashionable clubHOTSPOTAAcross 9: Very modest debtor mightPOWERAAcross 10: In dons' room fitter installs minute security deviceSCRAMBLERAAcross 11: What peripatetic philosopher does is obviousSTANDSTOREASONAAcross 13: Deplored coarse speakingRUEDAAcross 14: Secure almost the best bottles shown initially here?WINELISTAAcross 17: Abandon working at landing places, lacking energyJETTISONAAcross 18: Pope is up for reviewPIUSAAcross 21: Cheating a pair of zebras?DOUBLE-CROSSINGAAcross 23: Artist, an apprehensive type?CONSTABLEAAcross 24: One is admitting personnel in pilgrim garbIHRAMAAcross 25: Risk loading silver on back of truck? There's no written record of itDARKAGEAAcross 26: By main road, refuse collector about to leave north countryNAMIBIADDown 1: Information from page in browserDOPEDDown 2: Way in front, athlete 23BOWSTREETRUNNERDDown 3: Twosome avoiding initial exposureAIRINGDDown 4: Neglect of French entertainer heartlessDISUSEDDown 5: Man trained with choir for musicalHARMONICDDown 6: Boy about to be put into cot made of woodTIMBEREDDDown 7: Albanian pirates tortured refugeePALESTINIAN ARABDDown 8: Bad stuttering may show evidence of intelligent behaviourTURINGTESTDDown 12: Before month half over, Democrat killed racist?PREJUDICEDDDown 15: Wildly impetuous, missing note (you shouldn't have!) in soprano roleVIOLETTADDown 16: Powerful Catholic overwhelmed by weaknessFORCIBLEDDown 19: Only fellow not given a graveSOLEMNDDown 20: Expand very large elementOSMIUMDDown 22: In poem, "maid" is "girl"EMMA