The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 4th September 2006 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 4th September 2006. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Crowded wards need order to admit meSWARMEDAAcross 5: Spectacles in which bulls appearSIGHTSAAcross 9: Cashmere weave? I've no idea!SEARCHMEAAcross 10: It may provide a crash course for the fair driverDODGEMAAcross 12: He cheats, using more than one pack of cards?DOUBLE-DEALERAAcross 15: Put on the rack to extract information?DRAWONEOUTAAcross 17: Travel to a place overseasGOAAAcross 19: Piece of music that's inspiredAIRAAcross 20: Damaged lamp recast in waste materialSCRAP METALAAcross 22: Emphatic about corporal being out of placeINCONSISTENTAAcross 26: Assumed to have been very upsetTOOKONAAcross 27: After a small amount, a lot appears excessiveABITMUCHAAcross 28: It's regular trade practiceCUSTOMAAcross 29: Friendly approach to make up for former roughnessOLDCHAPDDown 1: Thus duplicated, it's mediocreSO-SODDown 2: A mother for one who was motherlessADAMDDown 3: A spot of intelligence?MICRODOTDDown 4: A short release from the armyDEMOBDDown 6: Pressed on amid dire distressIRONEDDDown 7: Details of special importance - about stars?HIGHLIGHTSDDown 8: Take a turn in the airSOMERSAULTDDown 11: She may be amused, despite her stony looks?MEDUSADDown 13: Cities laid out in a way that's impracticalIDEALISTICDDown 14: Island with many debts is undependableCAPRICIOUSDDown 16: Dulcie's bad in geometryEUCLIDDDown 18: Arose from having the call-up date wrongEMANATEDDDown 21: It's completely in LatinIN TOTODDown 23: Expressions of gratitude and disapproval are forbiddenTABOODDown 24: The bearing of a president?BUSHDDown 25: Cooked potato with cold jointCHIP