The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 6th September 2021 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 6th September 2021. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Evil master has drink with leaders of Farc in ColumbiaMALEFICAAcross 5: Bird chewing a pencilPELICANAAcross 9: One giving fellow at university goldDONORAAcross 10: Teams represented by band getting the upper handMASTERINGAAcross 11: Minister put instrument into new ranchCHANCELLORAAcross 12: Container for plant covering large part of gardenPLOTAAcross 14: Search and rescue by operations leader into nasty gasses across large part of the North AtlanticSARGASSO SEAAAcross 18: One end of cake covered in stuff from the dairySINGLE CREAMAAcross 21: Pressure to leave friendly colleagueALLYAAcross 22: Wealthy professionals drinking super old cocktailPROSPEROUSAAcross 25: Second small fib about Democrat's fall from graceBACKSLIDEAAcross 26: Jockey free to meet queen …RIDERAAcross 27: … left at home with spouse forming connectionsLINKINGAAcross 28: Spaces hosting essential part of repeat performancesENCORESDDown 1: Piece of writing about short official order for health professionalsMEDICSDDown 2: Get gold carriageLANDAUDDown 3: American forces let out of living quarters for the ship's crewFORECASTLEDDown 4: Start to chase unruly male animalCAMELDDown 5: Piece of music over before spoken introduction to evensongPASTORALEDDown 6: Shelter given to base of weak vegetableLEEKDDown 7: Swindler chosen to play Hooray Henry?CHINLESSDDown 8: Drink close to optic found in barNIGHTCAPDDown 13: One cart adapted to carry trophies returned lacking balanceASYMMETRICDDown 15: Group covering English cloth in tape?RECORDINGDDown 16: Saint broadcast short mass in Turkish cityISTANBULDDown 17: Articles about German left in charge of the Church of EnglandANGLICANDDown 19: See 7WONDERDDown 20: Egyptian god with large flagOSIRISDDown 23: Vegetable seed scattered around bottom of hedgerowSWEDEDDown 24: Drink in plastic containerASTI