The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 2nd January 2007 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 2nd January 2007. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: May job possibly denote water purification?SPRING-CLEANINGAAcross 9: Actor getting employment in industrial plantIRONWORKSAAcross 10: Notorious twins, we hear, in VogueCRAZEAAcross 11: One who takes last place in list started by tinker?THIEFAAcross 12: Opera house chap that was lauded by Betjeman?METROLANDAAcross 13: As a rule, no marines join forcesNORMALLYAAcross 14: Fix barkSCRAPEAAcross 17: Smart sailor's last seen in bayBRIGHTAAcross 19: Having time to cure - a doctor's mission rememberedTHEALAMOAAcross 22: RAF get confused with owl that may be seen when the sun has setAFTERGLOWAAcross 24: Overstimulated spin doctor?HYPERAAcross 25: Material used for garden implementsDENIMAAcross 26: Pine for another setterARAUCARIAAAcross 27: A play put forward for discussion, with parts given outSEPARATETABLESDDown 1: Avoiding stage production to see home fixturesSKIRTINGBOARDSDDown 2: American lodger accepting unit that's more spaciousROOMIERDDown 3: Brief report, in every way ostentatiousNEWSFLASHDDown 4: Sweets are mostly eaten by animalsCARAMELSDDown 5: Phoney queen was on throne last?ERSATZDDown 6: In Yucatán a choice snackNACHODDown 7: A Roman leader once more rises and fallsNIAGARADDown 8: Listen out for mere roundelaysLENDMEYOUREARSDDown 15: Tea for two - and one more danceCHA-CHA-CHADDown 16: Possibly a musical box put on display?SHOWCASEDDown 18: Deep topic for grammarians, one noun primarilyINTENSEDDown 20: Clothes from a shopping centre are left behindAPPARELDDown 21: Domesticated animal on mountain - a Manx cat?ALPACADDown 23: Dance tune that's peculiar with band half cutRUMBA