The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 2nd September 2005 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 2nd September 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Balance regarded as fit by French bankerEQUIPOISEAAcross 10: Being held back by breeder reactors was wrongERREDAAcross 11: Work in hotel off A1TOP-HOLEAAcross 12: Stingy people with wealth that is investedMEANIESAAcross 13: Trees with small globesSORBSAAcross 14: Training some smart little monkeysMARMOSETSAAcross 16: Fairly deserving people? They're exceptionalNONEBUTTHEBRAVEAAcross 19: A poet in action thawed outDEFROSTEDAAcross 21: Cast found in play areaPITCHAAcross 22: Support one entrant, one of the first in a fieldPIONEERAAcross 23: Hollywood star with German palMITCHUMAAcross 24: Europe has nothing to lose changing currencyRUPEEAAcross 25: Ready for battle before introduction of slow bowling techniqueUNDER ARMSAAcross 25: Ready for battle before introduction of slow bowling techniqueUNDERARMSDDown 1: Ditched aircraft, drifting on tidesJETTISONEDDDown 2: Exercise for press going after parish featurePUMPIRONDDown 3: Garments from the centre of Belarus for PolesAPRONSDDown 4: Tool for data collectionFILEDDown 5: Gathering herbs, medic may get dirtyBESMIRCHEDDDown 6: Sacrifice made by uncle in beach buggy?HECATOMBDDown 7: As a bear is turned - turned inside outURSINEDDown 8: Date in Rome that is timelessIDESDDown 14: What Coleridge's wedding guest did with suspect bonesMETATARSUSDDown 15: Sweet hubby does home work for powerful womanSHEWHOMUSTDDown 17: See 15BEOBEYEDDDown 18: For example, Flashman broadcast on the airANTIHERODDown 20: Disk that's not a hit with artless partyFLOPPYDDown 21: Tape transported by road for an infernal device?PETARDDDown 22: Is there some wine left?PORTDDown 23: Milton's first poem displays styleMODE