The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 22nd September 2020 There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 22nd September 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Random motion of particles when speed is alteredPEDESISAAcross 5: Punishment not supported, basicallyHANGINGAAcross 9: Short story about not switching energyCONTEAAcross 10: Computer entry a pundit corrected (time advanced)INPUT DATAAAcross 11: One, following destruction of Reims, is close to deathIN EXTREMISAAcross 12: Extremely insensitiveDEADAAcross 14: Very early form of cocaine belonging to French?CRACKOFDAWNAAcross 18: Street cred possibly involves a hush-hush manufacturing advantageTRADE SECRETAAcross 21: Still, a reticent person needs a change of heartCALMAAcross 22: Reverend's mistake: lovey-dovey type is marriedSPOONERISMAAcross 25: Old Cicero's untidy fileCROCODILEAAcross 26: Say backing away from offence is a shadowy areaUMBRAAAcross 27: 'Brummie King' breaks shower dishRAMEKINAAcross 28: Plea from French criminalDEFENCEDDown 1: Excursion — choose to cut both ends offPICNICDDown 2: Rough end absorbed by outstanding cityDUNDEEDDown 3: A better means of seeing the sightsSPECTACLESDDown 4: Do exceptionally well in cutting a Victorian adventure novelSHINEDDown 5: Seasonal worker's dance, a groundbreaker, about to get backingHOP-PICKERDDown 6: Shock over bananasNUTSDDown 7: A Yardie's ground, supposedlyIDARESAYDDown 8: Shielding us, having disposed of a large sum of cashGUARDINGDDown 13: Dicky, given article and box, improvisedOFF-THE-CUFFDDown 15: Revocation of a legacy, one associated with Piedmont organisationADEMPTIONDDown 16: Racer shares coachSTOCK CARDDown 16: Racer shares coachSTOCKCARDDown 17: Here are the ins and outs of a large officeMAILROOMDDown 19: Historian, a big swingerGIBBONDDown 20: Run through one's barrierIMPALEDDown 23: One and minus one, continuouslyONENDDDown 24: Diamond tipROCK