The Guardian Quick Answers - Saturday, 8th September 2012 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quick crossword on Saturday, 8th September 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quick AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Pull back a gun's hammer in readiness to shootCOCKAAcross 3: ReviewCRITIQUEAAcross 9: Dramatic scene (where the action is frozen?)TABLEAUAAcross 10: VagabondTRAMPAAcross 11: Tree with seeds used to make chocolateCACAOAAcross 12: Minnesota port cityDULUTHAAcross 14: Person voted the most valuable player in a gameMANOFTHEMATCHAAcross 17: Relating to the smallest component of an elementATOMICAAcross 19: Start overRENEWAAcross 22: (Of meat) slaughtered according to Muslim lawHALALAAcross 23: Employ excessivelyOVERUSEAAcross 24: Tweak sir (anag)WATER SKIAAcross 24: Tweak sir (anag)WATERSKIAAcross 25: PurposesUSESDDown 1: Burial chamberCATACOMBDDown 2: With six sides — raised to the third power (maths)CUBICDDown 4: All the time?ROUND-THE-CLOCKDDown 5: Aggregate amountTOTALDDown 6: Four musicians playing togetherQUARTETDDown 7: Major international fairEXPODDown 8: Begin a journeySET OFFDDown 8: Begin a journeySETOFFDDown 13: Native Americans formerly living along the Tennessee river — new ashes (anag)SHAWNEESDDown 15: Short letterNOTELETDDown 16: Express astonishmentMARVELDDown 18: Athlete running 1,760 yardsMILERDDown 20: Words that can be the subject or object of a verbNOUNSDDown 21: Melt(ing)THAW