The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 24th July 2006 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 24th July 2006. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Look! Some cheap pearls!APPEARAAcross 4: She was patient, awfully glad when about to get upGRISELDAAAcross 9: Semi-cryptic keeps a newspaper subtleCRAFTYAAcross 10: Declaring a little way to keep doing wrongAVERRINGAAcross 11: Unwanted singleton holds nitwit to be sweetGOOSEBERRYFOOLAAcross 13: Delivery of the Guardian, perhaps, with circularPAPER ROUNDAAcross 14: Italian mother in old radio comedyITMAAAcross 16: They transport 100 seamenCABSAAcross 18: Well-spoken "dirty rat" with one copper behindARTICULATEAAcross 21: Governing bodies holding Sicilian item upMUNICIPALITIESAAcross 23: No big deal at Lord's in star matchKINGPAIRAAcross 24: Ingratiating when interrupting 19th century PMGREASYAAcross 25: McCoy's quality, having a cape of authorityREALNESSAAcross 26: Each expert pilot must swallow some pastryAPIECEDDown 1: Roguish but formal when put in the pig penARCHDDown 2: Investment scheme keeps a small sum of money in liquid foodPEA SOUPDDown 3: Go below broken stair to show styleARTISTRYDDown 5: Pious Paul ain't amazingly largeREVERENTIALDDown 6: The queen in an old corset wanders offSTRAYSDDown 7: Help ruffian to come round if knocked downLAIDOUTDDown 8: Financial backer meets an old fool for teaANGEL CAKEDDown 12: Lives in a bookshop!BIOGRAPHIESDDown 13: The leader unfolds map with a creek to be seenPACEMAKERDDown 15: Say nice things about fat risingBUTTER UPDDown 17: Good French motorists touring New Zealand finding sudden wealthBONANZADDown 19: Mean girl gets squeezed in timeAVERAGEDDown 20: Floater, one joining church to criticiseICEPANDDown 22: It's a strain to work in an officeTYPE