The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 26th September 2019 There are 13 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 26th September 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Total nonsense from the start in one statementUTTERANCEAAcross 10: City giving Hearts a goalkeeper?HANOIAAcross 11: Trod carefully with advice to my bossTIPTOEDAAcross 12: Determined to achieve results from speech, you are being frankCANDOURAAcross 13: Congress in recess — why?NOOKYAAcross 14: Statesman right at home in city and countryOKLAHOMANAAcross 16: The idea (not at first accepted) I felt certain workedDEFINITE ARTICLEAAcross 19: Harass Cambridge head in dark blue truckPERSECUTEAAcross 21: Paul, Harry and Nick displaying hearts of goldAURICAAcross 22: Nothing left of Neymar? Card followingFANCLUBAAcross 23: Successful investment in the stock market?CASH COWAAcross 24: Top one with murder conviction finallyCROWNAAcross 25: Row about drugs backfired for criminalRACKETEERDDown 1: Restrained individual behind leading politiciansBUTTONED-UPDDown 2: Breaks journey — road bad after work's ending in chaosSTOPSOFFDDown 3: Ship's store close to emptyARGOSYDDown 4: Lady turned up naked in exotic showsENIDDDown 5: Nice places abroad where writers gatherPENCIL CASEDDown 6: Winger listened to talk of success?WHINCHATDDown 7: Grass is doing wellINFORMDDown 8: Train's turned up? Don't believe him!LIARDDown 14: Has more than university books to accommodate — this is oneOUTNUMBERSDDown 15: Writer depicted old queen briefly imprisoned after revolutionNOEL COWARDDDown 17: Short of Liberal dons? That's annoyingNEEDLINGDDown 18: 'These boats have a wickerwork frame' — see, they are founts of wisdomCORACLESDDown 20: Chance of money abroad lifted doctorRANDOMDDown 21: Wears scruffy clothing for November comebackANSWERDDown 22: Rich with a hundred, in truthFACTDDown 23: His mate lays one decrepit redhead offCOCK