The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 28th August 2019 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 28th August 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Senior ministers start to carp somewhat about TynesideCABINETAAcross 5: American city wife meets businessman for some actionLAWSUITAAcross 10: Hull husband abandons huntCASEAAcross 11: Dynamic, inspiring Conservative states caseACCUSATIVEAAcross 12: A drink involving big cups makes senseADDSUPAAcross 13: Northern bloke invested in diamonds, for exampleINSTANCEAAcross 14: After setback, English teacher made error at RugbyKNOCKEDONAAcross 16: Screen caller, picking out just what's neededVISORAAcross 17: Purpose at home? Cutting grassPOINTAAcross 19: Smart one from Peebles tracks fraudCHICANERYAAcross 23: E-number? Notice it in unpleasant jointADDITIVEAAcross 24: Idea's impracticable without oneNOTIONAAcross 26: Translate an edition about whiskey everywhereNATIONWIDEAAcross 27: Gang of backsliding yobs arrested, having broken this?ASBOAAcross 28: Dickens clink, ordinary version of it holding 500OLD NICKAAcross 29: Check power in Beetle perhapsINSPECTDDown 2: A bishop with touching lack of restraintABANDONDDown 3: Upset friends met indoors, some of them couplesITEMSDDown 4: 13's old enoughEXAMPLEDDown 6: Judge Jenny?ASSESSDDown 7: No one is controlling tense revolutionary stateSITUATIONDDown 8: Where there's nothing to cook coq au vin? No questionIN VACUODDown 9: He and I twice wrestled with NHS Prozac complaintSCHIZOPHRENIADDown 15: Proviso concerning speech about to take precedenceCONDITIONDDown 18: Weird old dance captivates daughtersODDBALLDDown 20: New place to start hole in jail's cafeteriaCANTEENDDown 21: Greek character, doctor in charge of lozengeRHOMBICDDown 22: Every so often pair can pinch a piece of cakePICNICDDown 25: March split up crossing mountain topTRAMP