The Guardian Quick Answers - Friday, 14th August 2020 There are 12 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Quick crossword on Friday, 14th August 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quick AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Rockabilly star depicted in the 1989 film Great Balls of Fire, b. 1935JERRY LEE LEWISAAcross 8: Egg of a head louseNITAAcross 9: Lost cause (anag) — French dishCASSOULETAAcross 10: Variable-sized hole in a cameraAPERTUREAAcross 11: In good healthWELLAAcross 13: Flemish artist, given to painting women, d. 1640RUBENSAAcross 14: City near Leipzig where the 1919-33 German constitution was adoptedWEIMARAAcross 16: Lima's countryPERUAAcross 17: Presented togetherCOHOSTEDAAcross 20: OverjoyedEXUBERANTAAcross 21: Female birdHENAAcross 22: Taking joy from another's misfortuneSCHADENFREUDEDDown 1: Group taking power by forceJUNTADDown 2: Parliamentary constituency before the 1832 Reform Act controlled by a family or tiny group of votersROTTEN BOROUGHDDown 3: Cruising or racing in sailing boatsYACHTINGDDown 4: Check — see to itENSUREDDown 5: PlunderLOOTDDown 6: Actor starring in The Odd Couple, d. 2000WALTERMATTHAUDDown 7: ColonistSETTLERDDown 12: JournalistREPORTERDDown 13: Straight two-edged swords with narrow bladesRAPIERSDDown 15: KingdomDOMAINDDown 18: Italian poet, author of Divine Comedy, d. 1321DANTEDDown 19: Unite intimatelyWELD