The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 24th August 2018 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 24th August 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Train's hour late, extremely annoying — the usual reason?SOUTHERNAAcross 9: It's briefly about a particular case, gripped by diseaseAPPROXAAcross 10: God in fallen idol making a comebackODINAAcross 11: Stars wonderful, though the first eclipsed in constellationLUMINARIESAAcross 12: Man bandaging cuts, his wares often thorny?FLOWERAAcross 14: See 22 downTROUSERSAAcross 15: Initially raking in money, half of this ancient cityCORINTHAAcross 17: Teacher regularly catching head turning, concentrateESSENCEAAcross 20: Old actress eating only cream cakes?DIETRICHAAcross 22: Cool in deep spaceFAR-OUTAAcross 23: Scenario unfolding on busy route, somewhere in the north-west PacificMICRONESIAAAcross 24: Sound wheel partROLEAAcross 25: Wife hasn't provided wicked little pestWEEVILAAcross 26: Most desperate youth retrospectively securing passesNEEDIESTDDown 1: Reportedly far from excited with topless greeting in house of ill reputeBORDELLODDown 2: School where every Tory of note startsETONDDown 3: See 12SELLERDDown 4: Fire a colleague from Belfast?ANIMATEDDown 5: See 19RAINBOWSDDown 6: Tracksuit perhaps fits uphill runnerSPORTSWEARDDown 7: Nerves of steel? I think not!NOFEARDDown 13: Social gathering in competition with divers at seaWHIST DRIVEDDown 16: Complex relationship ending in disaster, one in imbroglioTRIANGLEDDown 18: Unaware your challenge can't be completedCLUELESSDDown 19: Delusional activity, drink evil stuff in whisky with violin playersCHASINGDDown 21: Painting is about to come upIRISESDDown 22: 1970s' fashion, flaming dull clothes exciting peopleFLAREDDDown 24: See 8RAIL