The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 9th August 2021 There are 16 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 9th August 2021. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Transport country flowerCARNATIONAAcross 10: Animal succeeded? ExactlySTOATAAcross 11: Present in smithereensTHEREAAcross 12: Calf's stateNEW JERSEYAAcross 13: Sword pierced girlCUTLASSAAcross 14: Averse to touchingAGAINSTAAcross 17: Some publicity permittedLICITAAcross 19: Partner's drink returnedPALAAcross 20: Namely, wrongly sitedID ESTAAcross 21: Married excited fanADMIRERAAcross 22: Sprinkling small stuffSMATTERAAcross 24: Company car?TWO-SEATERAAcross 24: Company car?TWOSEATERAAcross 26: River quarter's soundFORTHAAcross 28: House's fashion statementMANORAAcross 29: Unremunerative amateur matchNONPROFITDDown 1: Writer's homophonous compatriotSCOTDDown 2: Father's fishing clubPRIESTDDown 3: Criminal masculine elementMALEFACTORDDown 4: Private soldiers? MonstersGIANTSDDown 5: Mushroom drinkSNOWBALLDDown 6: Key passage heardISLEDDown 7: Empty points? Rubbish!NONSENSEDDown 8: Guy put offSTAYDDown 13: Name a flowerCALLADDown 15: No-man's-land?ANIMALFARMDDown 16: Murphy's treat, cookedTATERDDown 18: Mixture — it's enclosedCOMPOUNDDDown 19: Sanctimonious seaman stealingPIRATINGDDown 22: Leap year, partlySPRINGDDown 23: Plant's economyTHRIFTDDown 24: Raised issue, periodTIMEDDown 25: Mark's successor, semi-neurotic?EURODDown 27: Strikes disrupted thisHITS