The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 25th July 2006 There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 25th July 2006. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: One's downtrodden in reprimandCARPETAAcross 5: Retired coppers in conversationEXCHANGEAAcross 9: In coming 22, no son appears 13INDECENTAAcross 10: Black covered by type of black beginning to turn 13COBALTAAcross 11: 13 or brown wire inserted? Don't put up resistance!OLIVERLETWINAAcross 13: Rainy day mood, as the sky isn't?BLUEAAcross 14: A measure in knotsWINGSPANAAcross 17: Church leader cuts through storm where he livesVICARAGEAAcross 18: Appointment has authority with a divorced man ...DATEAAcross 20: ... possibly 13DAVIDCAMERONAAcross 23: 13, therefore free to admit heading for depressionSORDIDAAcross 24: An individual parent has to rejoice, primarily, as bringer of lifeANIMATORAAcross 25: The sprinkling of holy water presages disasterASPERGESAAcross 26: Difficult courtroom procedure?TRYINGDDown 2: Spots locals speaking of their London borough?ACNEDDown 3: Wonders if scrap heap contains new signPHENOMENADDown 4: Relative, the aforementioned propositionTHESISDDown 5: Tea - its anagram - tea?EATBETWEENMEALSDDown 6: Witches are often attractive women? Not right!CACKLINGDDown 7: Earliest characters, the two of them, removing the last one in orderABBOTDDown 8: "Lasses entertaining lieutenant" encapsulating Russian cruisesGALLIVANTSDDown 12: They'll snap a measure of alcohol up during preparation of roastALLIGATORSDDown 15: Still I'm not into a certain type of rockSEDENTARYDDown 16: Guardian's clock setter?WATCHDOGDDown 19: Creative type has to pose by himself, standing on top of tableARTISTDDown 21: Popular to pop one's clogs with unconventional pop?INDIEDDown 22: 13 as this clue?DOWN