The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 26th August 2022 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 26th August 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Receipt: reduced margin on itSALESSLIPAAcross 6: See 11PIGSAAcross 8: Basic skill with money in 10?RUDIMENTAAcross 9: Concealed behind booksLATENTAAcross 10: Play well, trapping Middlesex's opener before tea, sayHAMLETAAcross 11: Grinding of her teeth prefaces 10's moral taleTHETHREEAAcross 12: Artist with prize for Turner?DRAWERAAcross 15: One of seven, for example, grabbing a stoolSATURDAYAAcross 16: Official drop before mum cuts great dealDIPLOMATAAcross 19: Rhythmic performer, one preparing for Christmas broadcast?RAPPERAAcross 21: Moody leader in Claudius in 10?SCOWLINGAAcross 22: See 11LITTLEAAcross 24: African country, accordingly at the forefrontSOMALIAAcross 25: See 3NOTHINGSAAcross 26: Chance of doing deal slim, initiallyODDSAAcross 27: Warmer, one tucking into narrow fissure?GAS HEATERDDown 1: Bath taken in Vaasa, unashamedly?SAUNADDown 2: Wall I'd built in which hole found, struck downLAID LOWDDown 3: Romantic words with love hearts, say, inspiring loveSWEETDDown 4: Small amount of drink mopped up by a tissue, falsely? That's an understatementLITOTESDDown 5: Alkaline solution in something covered with glue - resinPOLYESTERDDown 6: Vessel, one that suddenly goes up and down?PITCHERDDown 7: Drink alcoholic beverage, 23 brewed with care, ultimatelyGINGER ALEDDown 13: Black suspension in stirred cauldron, eye reportedly dropped in?RAIN CLOUDDDown 14: Group embracing first of evangelists, cardinal leftREMAININGDDown 17: Service, first of all, wayward: miles away in defeatLOW MASSDDown 18: Stews: a tiny bit of gristle stuck in teethTAGINESDDown 20: Country's defender, 3 smothered in a bit of butterPATRIOTDDown 22: Burning gas able to move easilyLITHEDDown 23: Drink for a sovereign served upLAGER