The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 26th July 2005 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 26th July 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Advice to rugger players that brings mechanical advantageBLOCK AND TACKLEAAcross 9: Shop assistant with not much money for entertaining "female catch"MIDINETTEAAcross 10: A little distance back there's silver in rockMAGMAAAcross 11: They may be oral, no longer needing a script?EXAMSAAcross 12: Farm in a bit of a sick state? Broaden horizonsBRANCH OUTAAcross 13: One with the will to try to reach a place on Dartmoor?TESTATORAAcross 14: Stone left enthralled by Macca's exASHLERAAcross 17: Former enemy of Brits keeps very quiet - mover and shaker?BOPPERAAcross 19: Hit an old insurgent in the water off FranceLAMANCHEAAcross 22: When speaker is introduced, lady freezesMORATORIAAAcross 24: A slovenly woman returns - one was 24 hours from here?TULSAAAcross 25: Say, survivor of flood is in Surrey!EGHAMAAcross 26: A lad in USA could come from this Spanish regionANDALUSIAAAcross 27: OK, reach a mike an' play this automatic backing deviceKARAOKEMACHINEDDown 1: Like what may be found in jam and like some traditional toast?BUMPER-TO-BUMPERDDown 2: Distressing experiences in gold tradingORDEALSDDown 3: What boy witnessing royal parade said almost? It's poisonous!KING SNAKEDDown 3: What boy witnessing royal parade said almost? It's poisonous!KINGSNAKEDDown 4: Sort of computer to be squashed into cornerNOTEBOOKDDown 5: Among those people distinguished artist starsTHERAMDDown 6: Funny commander without honourCOMICDDown 7: Engage in political chicanery in US, as shown by two registersLOGROLLDDown 8: Writer for children could also make a mater well-readWALTER DE LA MAREDDown 15: Clever Dick hurt Eric's twin brotherSMARTALECDDown 16: Go mad dancing with Pan - a sure sign of this?PAGANDOMDDown 18: Old country region greeting the start of agriculturePARTHIADDown 20: Bit of money inadequate to cover deficit - the figures are hugeCOLOSSIDDown 21: Spirit shown by Arab facing tortureARRACKDDown 23: Meddle, as some would say, in US cityTAMPA