The Guardian Everyman Answers - Sunday, 21st August 2016 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Everyman crossword on Sunday, 21st August 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Everyman AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Break shower controlRESTRAINAAcross 5: Delay brought about by cut in paceGALLOPAAcross 9: Quiet revolutionary in scrapSHREDAAcross 10: Absolutely out of action? CorrectDOWNRIGHTAAcross 12: Playing part, is dunce lacking experience?UNPRACTISEDAAcross 13: Frighten bovine animalCOWAAcross 14: Great stuff about spies, unknown outwardlySUPERFICIALLYAAcross 17: Thieving identified after match?LIGHT-FINGEREDAAcross 21: For support, sacrificing pawnPROAAcross 22: Tall plant unfamiliar to me was weedMEADOWSWEETAAcross 23: Do I hear weirdly commercial band?RADIOHEADAAcross 24: Sphere's true massREALMAAcross 25: Place with comfort and delightPLEASEAAcross 26: Warm run with one aim in raceFRIENDLYDDown 1: Salvage engineers head for scene, promptRESCUEDDown 2: Markings persist in varied formSTRIPESDDown 3: Seaside town favoured for special treatmentRED-CARPETDDown 4: Cooked dinner, teatime not exactly knownINDETERMINATEDDown 6: Bitter answer, cold and clearACRIDDDown 7: Reasonable soldier accepted by residentLOGICALDDown 8: Tips from artist on height and width among rewards in coursesPATHWAYSDDown 11: How rapid news developed about good detergentWASHING POWDERDDown 15: Set aside reins, ever preparedINRESERVEDDown 16: Nonsense in court about stage before strikeCLAPTRAPDDown 18: One from Tyneside taking part in binge or dieting?GEORDIEDDown 19: Stop challenging traditionalistDIE-HARDDDown 19: Stop challenging traditionalistDIEHARDDDown 20: Squat saint, rough, ignoring bishopSTUMPYDDown 22: Spirits low on empty daysMOODS