The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 24th August 2005 There are 13 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 24th August 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 5: Aquatic creature Washington gets almost churlish aboutWALRUSAAcross 6: See 5 downSAVAGEAAcross 9: Grab the eggs!CLUTCHAAcross 10: Explosion disrupted t' bus tourOUTBURSTAAcross 11: Will's ego?SELFAAcross 12: Woman at court, people with backstreet lawsENACTMENTSAAcross 13: John being introduced to the two couples is yummy!FLAVOURSOMEAAcross 18: Hunt the poet for Beatles' first sellout; it makes a cheerful jingleSLEIGH BELLAAcross 21: Certain extras to be included will followNEXTAAcross 22: Trendy ex is one who'll spill the beansINFORMERAAcross 23: Tidy number initially being taken inNEATENAAcross 24: They all leave the river to topless relativeEXEUNTAAcross 25: Doubled over and collapsedFOLDEDDDown 1: Lazy, like a creature with three toesSLOTHFULDDown 2: Her cue to develop the game in AmericaEUCHREDDown 3: Jailhouse adieus expressed in musical narrativesCANTATASDDown 4: and 21,8 5 6 20's battered tea urn, devil to turn, no extra tea (6,1,5 and 4,2,6,3)NATUREDDown 5: It's wet around lake, wild country, nothing right for a poetWALTERDDown 7: Nearly see Tzar replaced as substituteERSATZDDown 8: See 4TONATUREARTDDown 14: Violent opening, taking in eastern borderVEHEMENTDDown 15: He knows how to act, notedly fading awayMANCANDODDown 16: Tart, say, raised from the edgeFLANGEDDown 17: Former class player said to go too farEXCEEDDDown 19: See 4ILOVEDDDown 20: See 5 downLANDOR