The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 23rd August 2019 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 23rd August 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Drug case follows that of suicideSEDATIVEAAcross 9: Crawling fellow leaves cover outdoorsAWNINGAAcross 10: Intoxicating drink from the right prophetAMOSAAcross 11: Time round Great Lake as the final thingTOCAPITALLAAcross 12: Rolling around in mud's a revealing practiceNUDISMAAcross 14: Spooner's wonderful company for social chatsGABFESTSAAcross 15: Bubbly's cold, getting coolerCHIPPERAAcross 17: Compiler of heavenly catalogue that's less orderlyMESSIERAAcross 20: Person sitting on bench drank around warehouseSUBDEPOTAAcross 22: Leaves to eat in French bar of ill-reputeENDIVEAAcross 23: A letter for freePERMISSIVEAAcross 24: People of intelligence love to have the last wordCIAOAAcross 25: Dashing fellow who's caught up in trafficRUNNERAAcross 26: This person attending dance is a bit of a dishMEATBALLDDown 1: Really brief speaker shows itVERMOUTHDDown 2: I don't know what a poor student getsPASSDDown 3: Two boys one persecutedVICTIMDDown 4: Bachelor, defended by two friends with energy, is possibly touchedPALPABLEDDown 5: University course taken up by Poles with no accentUNSTRESSEDDDown 6: Talk with one criminal shedding ball and chainANKLETDDown 8: Cover of Elton composer put in barsENCAGEDDown 13: Check setter's trapped, without a little moneyIMPEDIMENTDDown 16: Erstwhile show-off lowering level of European publicityEXPOSUREDDown 18: Appealing sort of dash, like a 25ENVIABLEDDown 19: Navratilova triumphantly covering courtATRIUMDDown 21: Finished milk dish that's on the turnUSEDUPDDown 22: One may take flight the day before clashEVEJARDDown 24: Young animal on earth possibly eightCUBE