The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 20th August 2019 There are 12 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 20th August 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 4: Discovered Maharishi is maintaining particular religious beliefs and practicesSHIISMAAcross 6: Bad state of service? One's incensed!HIGH MASSAAcross 9: Metal content of zincINDIUMAAcross 10: Best meal? But it's not b___ cooked!ULTIMATEAAcross 11: GP goes berserk, having inwardly longed for some breakfast?POACHEDEGGSAAcross 15: Plan to have drunk a dram of Pittyvaich, for startersROAD MAPAAcross 17: Tuft of hair that's a neat touch?COWLICKAAcross 18: Air bed in square 10 is somehow losing air badly? Have words with oneselfSOLILOQUISEAAcross 22: Recommend a solicitor?ADVOCATEAAcross 23: Seductive dancer's short time gyrating in exchange for moneySALOMEAAcross 24: Playing for USA, has two identical hands in card gameALL FOURSAAcross 25: Ordering of essential bits of cash as foreign capitalATHENSDDown 1: In that capacity, a fascist group beheaded the Miller's SonASSUCHDDown 2: Bad smell stopped by one reasonable sort of detergentBIOLOGICALDDown 3: Using winch as a cranky toolCHAIN SAWDDown 3: Using winch as a cranky toolCHAINSAWDDown 4: Jumpers displaying small fishSKIPPERSDDown 5: Old woman having meal out in the Old ShipINDIAMANDDown 7: A drink only just opened?AJARDDown 8: Killed a large numberSLEWDDown 12: Plead ignorance initially about right sort of hair removerDEPILATORYDDown 13: Bit of a boob, perhaps, if is back on ecstasySILICONEDDown 14: Trump's 'pesky bugs' giving bum steer to extremely sick European?SKEETERSDDown 16: Bit of a bar fight? It'll play out noisily, unless you keep the lid on itMUSIC BOXDDown 19: Mineral primarily a compound of 13, reduced by measure unknownQUARTZDDown 20: Leading Indian once serving 7upRAJADDown 21: Like 11 once were, where it's 11 v 11OVAL