The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 23rd August 2005 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 23rd August 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Honoured no more, without a flowerLAUREATEAAcross 9: American who wrote score for work of 7POETRYAAcross 10: 7 borrowed, to some extentROWEAAcross 11: Decisive holdings for which billionaire needs patience, perhapsTRUMPCARDSAAcross 12: 7 placing crossword setters in paradiseEUSDENAAcross 14: Dainty Irish thing, seemingly chirpy?TWEETINGAAcross 15: 7 isn't corrupted by goldAUSTINAAcross 17: Paper's written about conclusion to inquiry, little being an inward referenceMYSELFAAcross 20: 7 put money on girl embracing maleBETJEMANAAcross 22: 7 in whom there's 9MOTIONAAcross 23: Female, Bond girl touring city, sex appeal not apparent in gorilla suit, perhapsFANCY DRESSAAcross 24: 7 articulate, though not originallyTATEAAcross 25: Judge fools last of defendantsASSESSAAcross 26: 7 had to fill balloonSHADWELLDDown 1: US city company managed to overcome a Spanish cityLACORUNADDown 2: Brave to tiptoe with foot sawn offCREEDDown 3: 7 succeeded, stealing 24 across's workWARTONDDown 4: A collection one ignored in rotten fitAPOPLEXYDDown 5: Office would leave me in depressionDEPARTMENTDDown 6: 7's retreat unlike pub?DRYDENDDown 8: It's just the point: stop at journey's endEQUITYDDown 13: Novel cover canonised ripper in songDUST JACKETDDown 16: Major way up, two ways forwardIMMODESTDDown 18: Hurry to contain riots, dispersed in unfriendly mannerFROSTILYDDown 19: Article comes together for Guardian messengers?ANGELSDDown 21: Pass please, if unsureELAPSEDDown 22: Balkan city doctor, heroMOSTARDDown 24: Won't put right settlementTOWN