The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 5th July 2000 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 5th July 2000. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Typical part of a logCHARACTERISTICAAcross 9: Stack of old coins at stately home, perhapsNOBLEPILEAAcross 10: Hood for a bird?ROBINAAcross 11: Resin from twist of oriental limeELEMIAAcross 12: Room lawyers go to for a comfortable drink?LOUNGEBARAAcross 13: Got a rent regulated at a certain figureTETRAGONAAcross 14: Nothing in crew's accommodation to suggest deed with third partyESCROWAAcross 17: In fairy tale she may be found having to go back to get right letterOGRESSAAcross 19: Programme expressing the broad viewPANORAMAAAcross 22: Seeming to act as representing anotherAPPEARINGAAcross 24: Sharply defined as 'free from dirt'CLEANAAcross 25: Long cloth associated with gunrunning in '51LUNGIAAcross 26: Long time choosing to go out workingOPERATINGAAcross 27: Plead guilty, having let crowd into the department store at start of saleADMITTHECHARGEDDown 1: Associate attending assembly in customary fashionCONVENTIONALLYDDown 2: Going round with a doctor: that is, by the bookAMBIENTDDown 3: They won independence for boy in a man's environmentAMERICANSDDown 4: It means a million times more to us than 3TRILLIONDDown 5: Hers, surprisingly, states: "It's a monkey"RHESUSDDown 6: Young person spelling "garb"SPRIGDDown 7: He takes a drink and I am taking a bribe, unfortunatelyIMBIBERDDown 8: "Crewe garden in shambles", declares philanthropistANDREW CARNEGIEDDown 15: Late trainer not renowned for speedSLOWCOACHDDown 16: Frenchman joining working party? What rot!GANGRENEDDown 18: Mature writer in dire circumstancesRIPENEDDDown 20: Don't tell the truth about false rate for workshopATELIERDDown 21: Success with unfashionable attempt to strikeHITOUTDDown 23: Plea to hold small party in first-class accommodationALIBI