The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 8th September 2020 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 8th September 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: First chapter on one subjectTOPICAAcross 4: Broken bones set — it's done conscientiouslyONESBESTAAcross 8: Top man in Hatton Garden included in deal?KINGOFDIAMONDSAAcross 10: Credit cuts all the same, flipping cheek!TEMERITYAAcross 11: Apparently takes action against publisherISSUERAAcross 12: Listened in with appreciation, then reprimandedEARWIGGEDAAcross 15: Line taken by a king that was shot at AgincourtARROWAAcross 17: Works the land undisturbed, taking spades backTILLSAAcross 18: Fixed result condemned by partyRUSTLEDUPAAcross 19: Linen salesman returns no outdated clothingNAPERYAAcross 21: Dr Spooner's disposed of heart abscess caused by virusCOLD SOREAAcross 24: Pioneering tsar's exotic voyagesPEREGRINATIONSAAcross 25: Troubled wife avoids fights with sonRESTLESSAAcross 26: Dressing Ayr's latest civic dignitaryMAYORDDown 1: Prepare to testify to conduct that ends violentlyTAKE THE STANDDDown 2: Semi-dim friend keeps count with mounting energyPENUMBRALDDown 3: Singers from church knocked back portCHOIRDDown 4: Veteran sent up guns in unopened caseOLD STAGERDDown 5: Feel anxious, hampering styleELANDDown 6: Reserves unlikely to find a place where work's paid forBOOKSTALLDDown 7: Unfortunate case of Hindu ascetic begging almsSADHUDDown 9: Relapsed badly after triumph, resulting in drawCROWDPLEASERDDown 13: Rebel is compelling, knight admittedINSURGENTDDown 14: State capital one missed when touringDES MOINESDDown 16: Set to record unknown cancer therapyRADIOLOGYDDown 20: Bug in water very close to surfacePEEVEDDown 22: Barrier breached by workers' alliance — it's a factDATUMDDown 23: In short, there's no female candidate for board?BRIE