The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 12th September 2023 There are 18 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 12th September 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Salvage extremely rare celestial objectRECLAIMAAcross 5: Look after the issue for othersBABY-SITAAcross 5: Look after the issue for othersBABYSITAAcross 9: Diving attacker received trivial sum, initially for throwing gameDARTSAAcross 10: Endeavour to capture contact linked to English betrayalTREACHERYAAcross 11: Pee twice, say, when going off — it's that simpleEASYPEASYAAcross 12: Plan to gather information for show trialPILOTAAcross 13: Lure agency worker to join top tableTEMPTAAcross 15: Investigator locates married American friends in Arab countryOMBUDSMANAAcross 18: Spread discharge — it's all over nowPASTEVENTAAcross 19: Key type added on to registerLATCHAAcross 21: Piece in cited literature about accentTILDEAAcross 23: Plenty in favour of mergerPROFUSIONAAcross 25: Air sounds freaked out such old fogeysDINOSAURSAAcross 26: Current source of master's trendy interiorMAINSAAcross 27: Artificial servant picked up after staffMAN-MADEAAcross 27: Artificial servant picked up after staffMANMADEAAcross 28: Case has one placed in clear folder?PATIENTDDown 1: Split over irregular decree that's basically worthlessRED CENTDDown 2: Church is smart shifting this festivalCHRISTMASDDown 3: Sit up after a tale from him, perhapsAESOPDDown 4: Desperate men head to addiction treatmentMETHADONEDDown 5: Two insects left out? That's powerfulBEEFYDDown 6: Reconsider second exercise over youngster getting upsetBACKPEDALDDown 7: Take time to get in closeSTEALDDown 8: Attempt to give fitting advice when clothes shoppingTRYITONDDown 14: Arrange dates here in the Middle EastTHEREDSEADDown 16: Cheers when getting to the end of the drinkBOTTOMSUPDDown 17: Bedding edge will do for mother, they sayMATRICIDEDDown 18: Pools found on embankment at historic conference sitePOTSDAMDDown 20: Communication equipment created by worker groupHANDSETDDown 22: Material name added to chargeLINENDDown 23: Hesitate when seeing father sitting on facilityPAUSEDDown 24: Core of county police force not satisfiedUNMET