The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 23rd September 2019 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 23rd September 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Keep learner in classCASTLEAAcross 4: A man's drinkDRAUGHTAAcross 9: Beef about rail chaos?CHAROLAISAAcross 10: One gets the setter to adopt a good appearanceIMAGEAAcross 11: Having second thoughts about obligation to be devoutPIOUSAAcross 12: Metal or salt containing little uraniumALUMINIUMAAcross 13: A small fastening can alter one's courseTINTACKAAcross 15: Lavish old Bob with drinkSLAP-UPAAcross 17: King is absorbed by subject's global lineTROPICAAcross 19: Food for Bonfire Night?BANGERSAAcross 22: Prophets of doom fabricated star's mailALARMISTSAAcross 24: Ancient English gumPASTEAAcross 26: Many retreat before landownerLAIRDAAcross 27: Agreement to one playing instrumentACCORDIONAAcross 28: Atonement for one captivated by moneyPENANCEAAcross 29: Bedlam can appear on the borderMAYHEMDDown 1: Set up mine in the arenaCOCKPITDDown 2: Military cap is used: it's a knockoutSHAKODDown 3: Inspect small instrument and be quick about itLOOK SHARPDDown 4: Talk about sporting event on SundayDISCUSSDDown 5: A politician has one form of defenceALIBIDDown 6: Drug tea? It excited a feeling of appreciationGRATITUDEDDown 7: Girl gets thanks when taking controlTHELMADDown 8: Fabric for attorney's cloakDAMASKDDown 14: People mobbing a bishop in ReadingNARRATIONDDown 16: Sleep in a container on a mountainANNAPURNADDown 18: Situation in which bounder fallsCASCADEDDown 19: Groundwork used to catch fish — about a tonBASICSDDown 20: Reckoning to eat a bird — part of the breastSTERNUMDDown 21: Bitterness over work and careerGALLOPDDown 23: Note academic's position in the fieldMID-ONDDown 25: Pole's longing to be fashionableSWISH