The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 6th September 2024 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 6th September 2024. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Essayist beginning to draft a letterLAMBDAAAcross 4: Bishop blessing one at the pet service?BASSETAAcross 9: Fighter going by Circle LineOCHEAAcross 10: One maybe looking at club’s IT deviceCARDREADERAAcross 11: Some of the French are about to be eliminatedERASEDAAcross 12: Fluctuations in very small silver signVAGARIESAAcross 13: Repeated prohibition is applied to male for bad behaviourBARBARISMAAcross 15: First appearance not top-class – a liability!DEBTAAcross 16: My children’s hospital initiallyGOSHAAcross 17: After company banquet maybe I have livened upCOME ALIVEAAcross 21: 18? Peace is truncated by one that’s sacked GaulCALIGULAAAcross 22: Servant absorbing scripture – one laps it up?POTAGEAAcross 24: Dad taking coloured liquid with hesitation, swallowing bad medicine?PAINKILLERAAcross 25: German composer’s last quartet – it contains some hot stuff?OVENAAcross 26: Checks car, needing test regularlyAUDITSAAcross 27: Female, just a grotesque person?FRIGHTDDown 1: In carnival, a certain group of starsLACERTADDown 2: Comes across certain foods in broadcastMEETSDDown 3: Grass turns up to be probed by detectives – that settles thingsDECIDERDDown 5: Capital city surmounted by gold starsAURIGADDown 6: Flight path keeps going round itSTAIRWELLDDown 7: Time after time goddess of youth’s No. 1THEBESTDDown 8: Supporting friend taking hold of the dream for nowPROVISIONALLYDDown 14: Somehow strengthened, a bed is not falling apartBASTIONEDDDown 16: City girl trailing after family memberGRANADADDown 18: Rome is transformed with introduction of a dictator?EMPERORDDown 19: Least clear, opposing a visiting speaker maybeVAGUESTDDown 20: Queen isn’t tweeQUAINTDDown 23: It’s hot in Pacific location – you must discard a bit of clothingTHONG