The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 1st September 2022 There are 17 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 1st September 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Hurt woman with silver piercing,DAMAGEAAcross 4: Hide bay rum unfinished before start of prohibitionCOVER-UPAAcross 4: Hide bay rum unfinished before start of prohibitionCOVERUPAAcross 9: Anyone can enjoy this ratio?FREETOAIRAAcross 10: Awful vote against boxing disheartened sportNASTYAAcross 11: Regularly burnished gemstones, essentially yet to be mountedUNSETAAcross 12: This writer will lobby doctor to start place for exercisesDRILLHALLAAcross 13: Article about reconfigured IBM laptop originally offering digital protectionTHIMBLEAAcross 15: Counter everything during my arrestCOLLARAAcross 17: Space base has small plantsEMBEDSAAcross 19: Suffering from interminable preoccupation is hardANGUISHAAcross 22: Directly opposed support for endangered speciesPOLAR BEARAAcross 24: Advertise scentTRAILAAcross 26: Degenerate men get revolverROTORAAcross 27: One readily admits graduates' complete failure — making university embarrassed, initiallyMASTER KEYAAcross 28: Little child's line on, say, Sweeney TV showTODDLERAAcross 29: Encourage doctor to wipe out source of salmonellaURGE ONDDown 1: Handy fencing manual occasionally gives a pre-set optionDEFAULTDDown 2: Events made less commercial with French and Saunders' backingMEETSDDown 3: Successfully book in a restaurant that's accessibleGET-AT-ABLEDDown 3: Successfully book in a restaurant that's accessibleGETATABLEDDown 4: Medical emergency vehicle to help overturned motor with supportCARDIACDDown 5: Mercenary guerrilla never bottles uprisingVENALDDown 6: One with faith in artist putting time into expeditionRAS TAFARIDDown 6: One with faith in artist putting time into expeditionRASTAFARIDDown 7: Corrupt play a disc for this?PAYOLADDown 8: Ship's padre meets lad at seaPADDLEDDown 14: Given up — I'm one to leave military body with honour in retirementIMMOLATEDDDown 16: Fibber describing golf — and somehow they can make a huge distanceLIGHT-YEARDDown 18: See 8STEAMERDDown 19: See 4ARRESTDDown 20: Vacuous Carry On Henry's opening is carefreeHALCYONDDown 21: Three fifths of Spice Girls' focus on sex's inner meaningSPIRITDDown 23: After game, gunners left countryRURALDDown 25: Joint account's now key — loan's expensive, first of allANKLE