The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 18th August 2006 There are 14 across clues and 10 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 18th August 2006. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Beverage made from a fir coneCAFE NOIRAAcross 9: Neckwear from Cracow, only half having tax addedCRAVATAAcross 10: Having to recline in bed, covered upBELIEDAAcross 11: Fred's partner approaches heartless lady with cautionGINGERLYAAcross 12: Italian wine needs a stirASTIAAcross 13: Talk with Ms Stritch, mistress of the large houseCHATELAINEAAcross 15: Scope to get more fed with redistributionFREEDOMAAcross 16: Wine flow that makes sea water toxicRED TIDEAAcross 18: I'm calling today with oil and vinegarADDRESSINGAAcross 19: Report: give it to me in turnITEMAAcross 20: Richer but more eccentricFRUITIERAAcross 22: Ridges of gravel need new rakes and spadesESKARSAAcross 23: Diarist recorded first woman with tailless catEVELYNAAcross 24: Marriage means someone dying for moneyCONTRACTDDown 1: Actress has advantage on stormy seas, getting left to die at burial placeVANESSAREDGRAVEDDown 2: The precise thingummyDEFINITE ARTICLEDDown 3: Beecham and Barbirolli once issued ticketsCONDUCTORSDDown 4: King George wanted Margo to turn up in coarse fabricGROGRAMDDown 5: Glance at half-removed scantiesSCANDDown 6: We have new solutions: then all-risk rate must changeLATERALTHINKERSDDown 7: Leonard tucked into horse food with spice seen in "The Blue Angel"MARLENE DIETRICHDDown 14: Trees and shrubs that retain their popularityEVERGREENSDDown 17: Songwriter says: "I'm here in a trice"TIMRICEDDown 21: Public houses in North and SouthINNS