The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 17th August 2021 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 17th August 2021. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: They shared troughs, perhapsDRAUGHTHORSESAAcross 10: Army personnel will feed themANTEATERSAAcross 11: Correctly positioned on motorway when lorry at the front pulled out — ridiculous!INANEAAcross 12: Lets out cry: 'Don't move a muscle!'FREESAAcross 13: Accepting work, easily filled a basketFIELD GOALAAcross 14: A challenge keeping close to Jennifer and DawnARRIVALAAcross 16: Round back of house, see mostly older type of plantSENECIOAAcross 18: Crosses town to get suit, changing direction onceTHWARTSAAcross 20: Seat about six inside trailerPREVIEWAAcross 21: Naughty boy — story about Tom maybe giving fingerIMPLICATEAAcross 23: Lowry's first painting lacking substance? What about Turner?LATHEAAcross 24: Henry has two islands and part of anotherHAITIAAcross 25: What will Jack do? That bloke's going to cause trouble!RAISE HELLAAcross 26: Historical victim of prejudice, right? Lady suffered terriblyALFRED DREYFUSDDown 2: Shabby Italian rider's content to go up bridle pathROTTENROWDDown 3: Range of paintings defacedURALSDDown 4: Attentive husband occasionally found out — slippery character to catch!HEEDFULDDown 5: Entertaining woman in stockings — time to get extremely suspiciousHOSTESSDDown 6: Sun's nice and relaxing — but could this presage a change?RAIN DANCEDDown 7: Not a reason to give up — an inspirationERATODDown 8: When running helps at a fightHALFPASTEIGHTDDown 9: Train fare?MEALSONWHEELSDDown 15: One confirming truth about Scotland's number one poetVERSIFIERDDown 17: Auctioneer carelessly spilling sweetheart's drinkCOINTREAUDDown 19: Showing signs of damage in chicken runSCARREDDDown 20: Totally clean? Not you, no way, Mr JohnsonPREMIERDDown 22: Small bottle, as originally described by Collins?PHIALDDown 23: Wind-up? Why to be waryLEERY