The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 7th September 2005 There are 16 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 7th September 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Ring determined to acquire reputeODOURAAcross 10: Alien's leg fitted with 360 vision?ALLSEEINGAAcross 11: King, getting Queen fine dish, so avoided commotionKERFUFFLEAAcross 12: One was set up for men in order to change baby without embarrassment, initiallyABBEYAAcross 13: Front of car fitted with lights and immobilisedCLAMPEDAAcross 15: star@alien set back by infectious diseaseTETANUSAAcross 17: Look round the stereotypically Yorkshire cellPETERAAcross 18: Lap part of a garmentLEGAAcross 20: Put out energy on cross to power overhead railwayEXPELAAcross 22: Sun backing topless model deal? Rupert's in his element here!NUTWOODAAcross 25: Breathes, so constricting medium neckISTHMUSAAcross 26: Wives/partners collectively live away from part of ManhattanHAREMAAcross 27: Lack of faith in how rapper Viking explorer might be heard to introduce himself?DISBELIEFAAcross 30: Far from clever to put black pelt, perhaps, on old hatBRAIN DEADAAcross 30: Far from clever to put black pelt, perhaps, on old hatBRAINDEADAAcross 31: Captain Bobby's last low noteMOOREDDown 1: I'm surprised Kay's on fiddleCOOKDDown 2: Corporation has pan for meat dishPOT ROASTDDown 3: Wife abroad? Cheat endlessly!FRAUDDown 4: Fancy up-ending Fido off Lake BloomerDAFFODILDDown 5: Complaint: medical department running smoothly!FLUENTDDown 6: Carriage ring replaced by one division in FranceDEPARTMENTDDown 7: Celebrated striker very important to nameless left-wing MP onceBIG BENDDown 8: Say "heartlessly merry" describes a foolish-looking person's face?EGGYDDown 13: Having something up top makes one plump for the tableCAPONDDown 14: On with pet irritant: member of circus in much reduced circumstancesPERFORMINGDDown 16: Sailors' purgative?SALTSDDown 19: Legs said to crumple in controlled descentGLISSADEDDown 21: Act like a younger Schwarzenegger with dancing shoe? Smooth!PUMPIRONDDown 23: Swinging yodeller - 24 31's was deficient, as 17 1 pointed out in the 18 6TARZANDDown 24: The old Queen's favourite boroughDUDLEYDDown 26: Cooker part? Ring itinerant workmanHOBODDown 28: Oscar's equivalent of a burglar tool (not jack)EMMYDDown 29: See 14FLEA