The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 11th August 2006 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 11th August 2006. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Heard lots about garrison townALDERSHOTAAcross 10: Completely ready for troubleUPSETAAcross 11: Folk song about Asian countryARMENIAAAcross 12: Group in which one feels happiest?ELEMENTAAcross 13: Starts to encourage Left to adopt extremely authoritarian styleELANAAcross 14: Irritated seducer, not being aloneUNESCORTEDAAcross 15: Lutenist endlessly played instrumentUTENSILAAcross 17: Wandering with parent in BelgiumANTWERPAAcross 19: Naughty boy's a ringer for Peter's friendTINKERBELLAAcross 22: Some victims carry permanent emotional damageSCARAAcross 23: Greens worked to protect last of pristine desertsRENEGESAAcross 24: Finally giving you permission and space to make a messGUN ROOMAAcross 24: Finally giving you permission and space to make a messGUNROOMAAcross 26: King, knight and masterLEARNAAcross 27: Call round by arrangement to see elusive chapLORDLUCANDDown 1: Opera featuring Frenchwoman and monarch?MADAMEBUTTERFLYDDown 2: First man to market waterADAMSALEDDown 3: Jenny used to be in serviceWRENDDown 4: It's dangerous to ruin her plansSHRAPNELDDown 5: Metal shares are bargains, we hearSTEELSDDown 6: 8's is 2CUBE ROOTDDown 7: In distress, appellant revoked claimASSERTDDown 8: Announcement about split in branch of US governmentSTATE DEPARTMENTDDown 16: Unsportsmanlike behaviour seen at winter games?SLEDGINGDDown 17: Girl taken aback by grisly storyALLEGORYDDown 18: Old chancer used to go a bit too farENCROACHDDown 20: Girl's written about leader of Japanese assassinsNINJASDDown 21: Barium compound found in rockBASALTDDown 25: Blue and white flowersNILE