The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 8th September 2021 There are 15 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 8th September 2021. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: City enthralled by playwright, BuntingORTOLANAAcross 8: Get prepared for publication of Model SceneryTYPESETAAcross 9: Clock ready for money downSPOTAAcross 10: On edge, having been removed from the bench?UNSETTLEDAAcross 12: Who took Helen's capital?PARISAAcross 13: Total being about four pence, finallyENTIRETYAAcross 15: See 22AWAYAAcross 16: Tropical aquatic plant's positionLOTUSAAcross 17: See 9CASHAAcross 18: Show off crêpe, draped round figurePRETENCEAAcross 20: Non-civil English county about to be swept away by lake!SURLYAAcross 21: Heir hit goldSUCCESSORAAcross 22: Place a stake by a road retreatBACKAAcross 24: Oil dissolved in low temperature state becomes a finely dispersed substanceCOLLOIDAAcross 25: Tax haven short of capital — officer set uponASSAULTDDown 1: Exploited by tennis player Chuck, given vaccination?DROPDDown 2: US city before being taken by British generalMONTEREYDDown 3: French underground force formed by quasi-military leaderMAQUISDDown 4: City's ruination (it's old-fashioned) in a painful conditionCYSTITISDDown 5: Mischief-maker shouted 'fruit tree'MEDLARDDown 6: Utter 'No more!'DEADDDown 11: It could accompany light stew? Sense otherwiseSWEETNESSDDown 12: Might have an obligation to reside in Puerto RicoPOWERDDown 14: Snappy as a game of cricket?TESTYDDown 16: Hang on — One Direction's pants!LINGERIEDDown 17: Rye, perhaps, welcomes British intellectualCEREBRALDDown 19: Try to catch a fish, small fish with no head or tailTICKLEDDown 20: Force lock after first sign of stickingSTRESSDDown 21: See 1SHOTDDown 23: Quiet, reticent person has a change of heartCALM