The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 16th August 2006 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 16th August 2006. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: About a thousand deceived and left to rotDUMPEDAAcross 4: Caught after unruly raid, one left rebelliousRADICALAAcross 9: Left behind - a group badly done byABANDONEDAAcross 10: Sprightly oriental left - something fishy?ELFINAAcross 11: Left unpaid, mowing man's heading offOWINGAAcross 12: Singers, stress-free, and about on keySONGSTERSAAcross 13: A wise man thus left nothing to ScotsmanSOLOMONAAcross 15: Left inside, weeps and dozesSLEEPSAAcross 17: Left in France? That's rather awkward!GAUCHEAAcross 19: Tom's upset about the thing Edward left outOMITTEDAAcross 22: Study, like this puzzle, including many that are finishedCONCLUDEDAAcross 24: Left inside, Bill is dismalBLEAKAAcross 26: Hooded killer wants company supportCOBRAAAcross 27: Eastern Russian fighter, admonished, left the countryEMIGRATEDAAcross 28: Look left, then set out to find loopholesEYELETSAAcross 29: Mosha, shuffling around, left a Jewish farewellSHALOMDDown 1: Clerics left out of deal with swindlersDEACONSDDown 2: I'm totally in the road here!MIAMIDDown 3: Marrying in the tribe, possibly done with magicENDOGAMICDDown 4: These left Hamelin, sent out to follow PoleRODENTSDDown 5: Date initially left off city's recordsDEEDSDDown 6: Where the grounds may be left after supperCOFFEEPOTDDown 7: One about to throw in the towel: it's woollyLANOSEDDown 8: Unions at odds with "Accord"?UNISONDDown 14: That can be studied when left to get fitLEARNABLEDDown 16: Dine out, with food served up hot hereEDINBURGHDDown 18: Sensed trouble - left inside, never running outENDLESSDDown 19: Road rerouted in orderORDAINDDown 20: Old penny given here - a custom arising in duchyDUKEDOMDDown 21: Chemical company about to take on the French - result of the big freeze?ICICLEDDown 23: Left one in the day before with permissionLEAVEDDown 25: Left after the former to give praiseEXTOL