The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 29th August 2001 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 29th August 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Charge that advances dutyGAINSTAXAAcross 9: Hold an American doctorINTERNAAcross 10: This time zone's ends get the chopperADZEAAcross 11: Exercise high season flavouring, they saySOMERSAULTAAcross 12: Watch part of the warACTIONAAcross 14: Sue touched off one openingLITIGATEAAcross 15: Revolutionary month opening with very large noteVENTOSEAAcross 17: Citation of fellows into manoeuvresMENTIONAAcross 20: Flora, these are wrong!BLOOMERSAAcross 22: Little drink for youngsterNIPPERAAcross 23: He scans, namely, routine retinue without turn, perhapsSCRUTINEERAAcross 24: Neither partner has a girlNORAAAcross 25: Say, d'you know the state capitalJUNEAUAAcross 26: She is previously synonymous with Tarzan's ladyCALAMITYDDown 1: Stalk two hundred gathered round a German car by the FrenchCAUDICLEDDown 2: Joint sometimes having an international followingKNEEDDown 3: Medical drink exercises one Spanish saintPTISANDDown 4: Case formerly was plentyEXAMPLEDDown 5: Plume (first class) grew mainly on dry pointAIGRETTEDDown 6: Truly honestSTRAIGHT UPDDown 7: Appendage allowed to be worn on the limbARMLETDDown 13: He makes acquaintancesINTRODUCERDDown 16: False standards over debtsSPECIOUSDDown 18: Exaggerate the speed of a game of cricket?OVERRATEDDown 19: Characteristics of a German city churchESSENCEDDown 21: Cooler place to store thingsLOCK UPDDown 21: Cooler place to store thingsLOCKUPDDown 22: Emperor left one orange extractNEROLIDDown 24: It's our entitlementNAME