The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 31st May 2006 There are 15 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 31st May 2006. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Come down to earth about p-payment for a sweetTOFFEE APPLEAAcross 9: Land of soul with money, in others' wordsAMERICAAAcross 10: Period novel heroine on the tile?TESSERAAAcross 11: Having no room for wine if I leave during killingCHOCK-FULLAAcross 11: Having no room for wine if I leave during killingCHOCKFULLAAcross 12: African country to second 9's backingBENINAAcross 13: A B C D F or G?NOTEAAcross 14: Group retaining changed locale for manual workingBLUE-COLLARAAcross 16: Causing much embarrassment to the English, a Scottish gameTOECURLINGAAcross 19: Journey of 3 kilometres to Rome?TREKAAcross 20: Martial artist is some man in JapanNINJAAAcross 21: Being a fool in company and cautious, I don't flyCASSOWARYAAcross 23: A step like a colossus?ASTRIDEAAcross 24: Nurse protected by sword is the centrepieceEPERGNEAAcross 25: Protest involving mean rottersREMONSTRATEDDown 1: See 7THENORTHERNSTARDDown 2: Picture of the king of the fuzz?FLICKDDown 3: Raise Balkan money to cite a school in BatterseaEMANUELDDown 4: Plant for bestial charactersASTILBEDDown 5: Allow publication of purchasing recordPASSBOOKDDown 6: Non-stop percussion instrument fraught with problemsETERNALTRIANGLEDDown 7: Turning? Caesar's not that sort (thinner man)IAMCONSTANTASDDown 8: Economist is allowed unction (clue: home is unfinished)MAYNARDKEYNESDDown 15: Sound wrong to get up in the morning? This puts us firstHUMANISMDDown 17: Where to read Hannibal's nameLECTERNDDown 18: Starting point for climbNASCENTDDown 22: Girl first after love letterOMEGA