The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 11th August 2021 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 11th August 2021. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: New financial institution losing pounds over a quarterAUTUMNAAcross 4: Wine sent spilling over catSPUMANTEAAcross 9: Case of 'Physician, heal thyself'? That's a boreDRILLAAcross 10: Minor crag blasted for stoneCAIRNGORMAAcross 11: Coming to a point, band finally abandoned hire carCHEVROLETAAcross 12: Can it have to be proved?SHOWNAAcross 13: Extravagantly commend a fine storyOFMICEANDMENAAcross 17: After some bowling on ground, I'm yet to get some spin: wait before able to perform againRECOVERYTIMEAAcross 20: Some black cab always around, so taken unexpectedlyABACKAAcross 21: Irregular school lesson in fine class girl missedAPERIODICAAcross 23: One with a dream lover posed from behind firstFANTASISTAAcross 24: Native American's large basketCREELAAcross 25: Colonist put on fabric, one with stripesSERGEANTAAcross 26: They are not generally to be heard speakingASIDESDDown 1: Kidnapper's muscleABDUCTORDDown 2: Nuisance not having answer: girl in quandaryTRILEMMADDown 3: Athlete who looks happy, though not firstMILERDDown 5: In distress, broken by temperature, leave the BadlandsPAINTED DESERTDDown 6: Second royal in unpleasant house, a single-sex oneMONASTERYDDown 7: American politician's one foul trickNEOCONDDown 8: Predator of rat, say, biting its head off and beginning to eatERMINEDDown 10: Not a single job in Scottish island: a premature cancellation all roundCOLLABORATIONDDown 14: Final move of lover from Brno announcedCHECKMATEDDown 15: Curler, black, certainly fits round front of wigBINDWEEDDDown 16: God! Imogen's work left in the wrong placeHERCULESDDown 18: Mistakes of bosses seeing no resistanceGAFFESDDown 19: Winner of an inaccurate timepiece?GAINERDDown 22: One magnet's orientation to hold copper for anvilINCUS