The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 16th September 2022 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 16th September 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: How old is footwear damage?SABOTAGEAAcross 5: Who can fill an empty beer jug?BREWERAAcross 9: Weight and rate of progress of male fatty tissueMOMENTUMAAcross 10: Many a centre came out of ecumenical orderNUCLEIAAcross 12: Professional association has a thing for cowboysLASSOAAcross 13: One chaste woman goes out in floodsINUNDATESAAcross 14: Defunct fixtures need replacementSIXFEETUNDERAAcross 18: Not good to get covered in day cream formulation for rashDEVIL-MAY-CAREAAcross 21: Unique and special online coverage of retro music genreNONPAREILAAcross 23: Food course occasionally subject of attentionFOCUSAAcross 24: Without coordination, a cab's beginning to circle anotherATAXICAAcross 25: My special area of coastal mountain roadCORNICHEAAcross 26: Bring out dope, finally legal!ELICITAAcross 27: Old wheels recovered from crusadesUSEDCARSDDown 1: One putting on happy expression in comparisonSIMILEDDown 2: Inspire and perplexBEMUSEDDown 3: Switched on tailors for barbersTONSORIALDDown 4: Burn and flog Ames?GOUPINFLAMESDDown 6: Drinks shotROUNDDDown 7: Rich and healthy in the in tray?WELL-TO-DODDown 8: That's right about nurse training to provide more coverREINSUREDDown 11: Snooty is up, or clue is misleadingSUPERCILIOUSDDown 15: Crude and underdeveloped, with excellent contentUNREFINEDDDown 16: Gummy garden galleryEDENTATEDDown 17: Spiritual leader leaving out powerful influencerSVENGALIDDown 19: Spies appear after hiding odd bits of larch and oak treeACACIADDown 20: Items of property, like radios and televisions?ASSETSDDown 22: Bail arranged by one for the defenceALIBI