The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 10th September 2020 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 10th September 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Sneakily managing to get rid of women's sportANGLINGAAcross 5: Wrongly attempt to back current Conservative leader — it makes no senseILLOGICAAcross 9: Put one's foot down? Minister's revoltingREV UPAAcross 10: Generally at seaIN THE MAINAAcross 11: One minister, I finally concluded, can work without discernmentINDISCRIMINATEAAcross 13: Greedy artist has chop for starterAVIDAAcross 14: In trouble, use padre's influencePERSUADEAAcross 17: Brit in India, one smoothing over quarrel at last?ISLANDERAAcross 18: Star exploding — somewhat taken abackIDOLAAcross 21: Quiet! Let one on board with keel close to waterlineSHALLOW-DRAUGHTAAcross 23: Expecting medicine, sort of?OBSTETRICAAcross 24: Barney and Betty getting wings clipped — very restrictingSET-TOAAcross 25: Take care over truck being recordedMINUTEDAAcross 26: Poor bloke on the fiddle slightly twisted? Get away!SCARPERDDown 1: Country on the up? Why pulling out shows arroganceAIRSDDown 2: Government exposed, having to resolve this person's issue over introduction of algorithmGAVINWILLIAMSONDDown 3: Damage caused by mutation originally, mate — one's on top of itIMPAIRDDown 4: Something wrong? Idiot left to shaft childrenGLITCHDDown 5: Had a feeling it worked with UnitedINTUITEDDDown 6: Extremely wary crossing lake in caseLEERIESTDDown 7: Ugh! A putdown with a hint of absurdity, say? Embarrassed, we don't want to hear any moreGOAWAYANDSHUTUPDDown 8: Made mistake in discussion before everything's gone belly up — pantomime!CINDERELLADDown 12: Admire loos, possibly this oneLADIES' ROOMDDown 15: Tributary of Lune fit for swimming around noonINFLUENTDDown 16: Lira included in coinage for the AmericasNEW WORLDDDown 19: King's picked up spoilsWRECKSDDown 20: State, traditionally powerful one, withdrawing quietlyRUSSIADDown 22: I don't like that Romeo — he's rudeBOOR