The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 28th August 2023 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 28th August 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: What mermaid has to swing from side to side?FISHTAILAAcross 9: Demand to be releasedRANSOMAAcross 10: Bloody unusual choiceRAREAAcross 11: On appeal, exam papers may be extraordinaryREMARKABLEAAcross 12: Temperature in reservoirs is bafflingSTUMPSAAcross 14: Soldier uses upmarket tent, having old-fashioned specsGIGLAMPSAAcross 15: One with lots of teeth worries a wifeFRETSAWAAcross 17: Bring chopper down here, smashing part of mouth into skullHELIPADAAcross 20: A drink where golfer finishes — and starts, we're toldGREEN TEAAAcross 22: Sounded like a pig has nothing put in penOINKEDAAcross 23: Where reserve judge sits?ONTHEBENCHAAcross 24: Go like the wind?BLOWAAcross 25: Branded waterway's name as being in wrong orderSEAREDAAcross 26: Historic duchy, as standard, has a DukeNORMANDYDDown 1: Column's parts lie in ruinsPILASTERDDown 2: Article on Spain for you onceTHEEDDown 3: Vetoes keeping Irish children in ScotlandBAIRNSDDown 4: Wisp of smoke hiding silver feathersPLUMAGEDDown 5: Stop meeting professional villainPROROGUEDDown 6: Taking a break when empty?ONVACATIONDDown 7: Helping toy to workDOLLOPDDown 13: Mountain's substance: keratinMATTERHORNDDown 16: As defence against infection, do any bit orderedANTIBODYDDown 18: Did a nose so affected make breathing awkward?ADENOIDSDDown 19: Daughter needs sunshade at start of dayDAWNINGDDown 21: Hand over plaster coveringRENDERDDown 22: Testament of woman, not usOTHERSDDown 24: Remarkably bare Scottish hillsideBRAE