The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 24th August 2022 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 24th August 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Reject container of rice pudding this person put awayREPUDIATEAAcross 6: Both walls of pagoda one found in China?PANDAAAcross 9: See Irish American as source of complaintVIRUSAAcross 10: A foreign affair involving drugs is not sensible!UNFEELINGAAcross 11: Shame this could make Clara Lara or Bill illLOSSOFFACEAAcross 12: Woman crossing over platform, saySHOEAAcross 14: Much ado in state east of ChinaPALAVERAAcross 15: Clear out housing area with representative cleaning productSHAMPOOAAcross 17: Mean Scottish eminence about to smoke potBETOKENAAcross 19: Initiator of profound change in fashion earlierPREFORMAAcross 20: What Alain-Fournier pens inside storyINFOAAcross 22: Lover of metal car was made to conserve energy at firstHEADBANGERAAcross 25: Gibbon, eg this wild one grabbed by tailless apeHISTORIANAAcross 26: Setter's perhaps half-straight feet?IAMBIAAcross 27: In recital, Frost or Pound will do this with soundRHYMEAAcross 28: Mount Etna is on ground beside riverROSINANTEDDown 1: Some merrymaking in bar, whirling aroundREVELDDown 2: Cheese and wine, you heard, is in seasonPORTSALUTDDown 3: Dissident Russian party rigged votes? Heavens!DOSTOEVSKYDDown 4: A pair of queens to keep providing a water sourceAQUIFERDDown 5: Associate of blind maestros getting scores outEFFACESDDown 6: Zest coming from wee drop of LaphroaigPEELDDown 7: No outspoken nag's commentNEIGHDDown 8: Low German novel is something to entice a swimmerANGLEWORMDDown 13: Husband returns in vehicle, running financial fraudTAX EVASIONDDown 14: Penguin, say, right behind blue ship at seaPUBLISHERDDown 16: Tiller of vessel touring miles behind lakePLOUGHMANDDown 18: At last climate denier wobbles, being less secureNEEDIERDDown 19: Fussy people with power biting insect's head off!PEDANTSDDown 21: Proverbial drinker with yen for rumFISHYDDown 23: More dough that's flatter, but not softRAISEDDown 24: The Guardian installing fine new kind of PC?WOKE