The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 3rd January 2007 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 3rd January 2007. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: 16 go further aheadSTRETCHTHELEADAAcross 8: Boy from the West in Scottish burghEDWINAAcross 9: Lack of transport in southern townSCARCITYAAcross 11: A gull in trouble about speechLINGUALAAcross 12: Where 27 agreed with Guthrum to take extra wivesWEDMOREAAcross 13: City of moment in religion, as I know wellNASIKAAcross 15: Moneymaker to go with new King Edwards?ROYALMINTAAcross 17: 'Perpetual Motion' by RubensPETERPAULAAcross 20: Herb for solver's crossword setterTHYMEAAcross 21: Wash here and not with some following the kingNORFOLKAAcross 23: Obsession about house plantMAHONIAAAcross 25: Part of Shakespeare play before tea break is put into operationACTIVATEAAcross 26: Valley-born starDENEBAAcross 27: Father Ted with regal (rather than culinary) qualification?ALFRED THE GREATDDown 1: Female model left with £25 for a horseSHETLAND PONYDDown 2: Horse eating a quarter of a treeROWANDDown 3: Cricketer, nurse and student in this country have a rightTENDULKARDDown 4: He will cut corners in his haste to make ...HUSTLERDDown 5: ... progress, cape styleHEADWAYDDown 6: It's clear the police need a bit of luckLUCIDDDown 7: Writer's got it - "unknown power"AUTHORITYDDown 10: See 16SEETHERABBITDDown 14: On Day 1, two states are like LilliputSATIRICALDDown 16: Facilitate hunting after time in oblivion - act - take part - be very angry insideLETTHEDOGDDown 18: Not easy to give prize without some powerAWKWARDDDown 19: Walk to Canterbury for 2?LAMBETHDDown 22: 'e makes footwear from a treeOSIERDDown 24: "Time for a word" is unAnglicanNONCE