The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 9th September 2020 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 9th September 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Fudge: is it devoured by old social workers to give weight conditions?OBESITIESAAcross 10: 1 + 500 + 500? Er … I can do this!ADDERAAcross 11: Harry Kane's got windSNAKEAAcross 12: Movement before a fall?RAIN DANCEAAcross 13: Program in Excel — to begin with it can ease the painCODEINEAAcross 14: Messi dribbles around 1, then 50, like a rocketMISSILEAAcross 17: Swear on screenBLINDAAcross 19: Main reason to get excited — Reagan's quitSEAAAcross 20: It's deep inside wallaby's sackABYSSAAcross 21: Article about solar storm, one failing to win awardALSO-RANAAcross 22: Start to reduce crush — please, fall back!RELAPSEAAcross 24: Most irritable conservative Jewish leader is in ParisCRABBIESTAAcross 26: 19 fighting to capture Troy, enemy's capitalWATERAAcross 28: One getting into expensive car to competeRACERAAcross 29: Exploits solicitor's drinkMILKSTOUTDDown 1: Crow loses tail and several feathers around neckBOASDDown 2: Woman has called regularly to announce …HERALDDDown 3: … team's success revoking card 14SIDEWINDERDDown 4: Violent prick going quiet to loudFIERCEDDown 5: Wine initially gives me intoxication and sight issuesASTIGMIADDown 6: Unhappy eating starter of nutritious grainsSANDDDown 7: Know I study fifty puzzles — not following?IDENTIFYDDown 8: Plant 3 in DublinTREEDDown 13: British company first gets soldiers Indian beerCOBRADDown 15: Everyone in performance on wobbly set is most superficialSHALLOWESTDDown 16: Result of Sun hacking into telecom companyENSUEDDown 18: Fashionable position, for exampleINSTANCEDDown 19: Broken down bus means travelling lightSUNBEAMSDDown 22: Conductor and what he shook when much younger?RATTLEDDown 23: Perhaps Palin's modern languagePYTHONDDown 24: Ignore economic regulations primarily to monopolise wheatCORNDDown 25: Time flies? It might!BIRDDDown 27: S-sailor upset to see these leaving shipRATS