The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 25th September 2023 There are 17 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 25th September 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Herald's up on one leg, out of controlRAMPANTAAcross 5: Spinning stick, first to break little bulbDISTAFFAAcross 9: Normal to cut the end off vegetablePARSNIPAAcross 10: Your lad misbehaving, Mary?OURLADYAAcross 11: Flower seen in a spring month foolish to cut backAMARYLLISAAcross 12: Ready for Nigerian heretic to revertNAIRAAAcross 13: Time to fight?ENEMYAAcross 15: Resist, as Indian state profits start to tumbleGO AGAINSTAAcross 17: Meeting two holding hands at barENCOUNTERAAcross 19: Half-hearted floor cleaner is a miseryMOPERAAcross 22: Presumably he doesn't mind being sacked at ChristmasSANTAAAcross 23: Nerveless behaviour, if dragons are flying aroundSANG-FROIDAAcross 23: Nerveless behaviour, if dragons are flying aroundSANGFROIDAAcross 25: Gorge or diet: what's in it for northerner?GEORDIEAAcross 26: Her Nibs used to take a dip hereINKWELLAAcross 27: Convertible frequently held by red lightSOFTTOPAAcross 28: Leave wife the means to settle the billGO DUTCHDDown 1: Swap corded cloth with finer materialREPLACEDDown 2: Spread round a square in townMARGATEDDown 3: Some hold refusal to be irritatingANNOYDDown 4: Best route to the attic?TOP-FLIGHTDDown 4: Best route to the attic?TOPFLIGHTDDown 5: Before surgery, medic gives some medicineDROPSDDown 6: Snort gram to get high and use violenceSTRONG-ARMDDown 6: Snort gram to get high and use violenceSTRONGARMDDown 7: 12 up, astride a black horseARABIANDDown 8: Race history put together in moving tributeFLYPASTDDown 14: It was not I who made that remark, I agreeYOU SAID ITDDown 16: Fixing drink in Scottish island? GoodARRANGINGDDown 17: Flags regularly seen with emblemsENSIGNSDDown 18: Close lane, source of confusion for a special occasionCONEOFFDDown 20: Demonstration, a nuisance, about to go offPROTESTDDown 21: One on the pull for 22, showing symptom of a cold?RUDOLPHDDown 23: Check for bugs in room: it's a lotterySWEEPDDown 24: Pretended enthusiasm about karate, losing heartFAKED