The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 27th September 2018 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 27th September 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Beauty treatment of French origin (Calais, possibly)FACIALSAAcross 5: Let everyone outstanding be audibly spokenALLOWEDAAcross 9: Virtue good … then to relish a version of the Arabian NightsSINBAD THE SAILORAAcross 10: A pair of mice cavorting? Not love at first sight!PRIMAAAcross 11: One rescued by flying horseman surrounded by African dromedariesANDROMEDAAAcross 12: Cutting the roast at first with charmTRENCHANTAAcross 14: Ezra Pound's heart battered and blueAZUREAAcross 15: See 10FACIEAAcross 16: City's to be conquered in the endLASTOFALLAAcross 18: In the pipeline, the tons of crude oil initially imported by Arab country being curtailedYETTOCOMEAAcross 21: Red ground edgy but evenRUDDYAAcross 22: Choose the Guardian's first game in case of brief visitsWHISTLE-STOP TOURAAcross 23: Gratefully received royalty paymentsTAKINGSAAcross 24: Educated and beautiful, finally made some moneyLEARNEDDDown 1: Pedant from start to finish on position by compilersFUSSPOTDDown 2: Eccentric kind of rough hustleCONFIDENCE TRICKDDown 3: Fall for an item of linen hotel includedAVALANCHEDDown 4: Australian half-rewritten scriptureSUTRADDown 5: An EU precursor lavishes love storiesANECDOTESDDown 6: Somewhat emotionally upset, it's plainLLANODDown 7: Paced like men of York?WALKEDUPANDDOWNDDown 8: Upsetting oath about vessel in unenlightened timeDARKAGEDDown 13: More calls from the world and his wifeALLCOMERSDDown 14: Fresh approach covering the ultimate in cookery booksAPOCRYPHADDown 15: What you might need, when at first you spot wasp in apartmentFLYSWATDDown 17: Gone ahead, accepting a terrible year with one thing on top of anotherLAYEREDDDown 19: In a way that's recurring decimal?OFTENDDown 20: Sexy amateur role essentially gets praiseEXTOL