The Guardian Everyman Answers - Sunday, 25th August 2019 There are 15 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Everyman crossword on Sunday, 25th August 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Everyman AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: French pair with James Brown classic, shaking rear-ends: a theatrical deviceDEUS EX MACHINAAAcross 8: Greedy, demanding star flippedAVIDAAcross 9: Sweet caught by hacking at tree?CHEWING GUMAAcross 10: English financiers beheaded communistENGELSAAcross 11: Originally Byzantium, a sunlit resort?ISTANBULAAcross 12: Draws symbol involving face of Malcolm XTIMES SIGNAAcross 16: 'By ear?' 'By ear.' 'By mouth!'ORALAAcross 17: Siberian city? No time for Siberian city!OMSKAAcross 18: Group chant, ganglions atingleSING ALONGAAcross 18: Group chant, ganglions atingleSINGALONGAAcross 23: Von Rompuy etc's sad bleatings wasting timeBELGIANSAAcross 24: Clumsy poetic angler might announce thisOAFISHAAcross 26: Style of gown with crumpled ermine pileEMPIRELINEAAcross 27: Money invested in neuroscienceEUROAAcross 28: Come to our gigs: dancing and a bit of philosophyCOGITOERGOSUMDDown 1: Morse, say, imbibing a French drink, reveals geniusDA VINCIDDown 2: One from France superior to two from Italy? InappropriateUNDUEDDown 3: Old-time Catholic customs, offering indulgencesEXCUSESDDown 4: Leaderless regiment bungled encounterMEETINGDDown 5: Feature with topaz, vacuous floral designCHINTZDDown 6: Largely popular officerIN GENERALDDown 7: Typical: USA messed up twice, then leftAS USUALDDown 13: Relaxed with a piece of cake before departureEASY GOINGDDown 13: Relaxed with a piece of cake before departureEASYGOINGDDown 14: Ionise oddly, creating connectionsINSDDown 15: In turn, oddly missing sisterNUNDDown 17: Candid note about amateur attempt to amuseOPENMICDDown 19: Encourage erection of Ulster steepleINSPIREDDown 20: Travel on horse, holding poem, to deliver brickGOOD EGGDDown 21: Casinos: Trump taking a cut; it's bogusNOSTRUMDDown 22: PM with outfit, they say, to achieve successMAKE ITDDown 25: Clears ice, reportedlyFREES