The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 17th January 2007 There are 17 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 17th January 2007. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Before working hours, find time to make timeFOURTHAAcross 4: It captures the wee bairn's first stepsBLADDERAAcross 9: Personally, colourful work rubbish - go into weavingTATTOOINGAAcross 10: Bill has little time for paperworkADMINAAcross 11: Corporate fraudsters not entirely left to sign on!ENROLAAcross 12: To make an impact with religion, first bend overCRASHINTOAAcross 13: Goalkeeper's bungSTOPPERAAcross 15: You Nazis provoke endlessly, asking for word of complianceYESSIRAAcross 17: Rash head of state going after political leader in the Guardian?HERPESAAcross 19: Sunk, having inhaled last of air?DROWNEDAAcross 22: Head back, returning around home, which is easyNO-BRAINERAAcross 24: Company in English city dropping by to offer interior designDECORAAcross 26: Lift has yet to arrive, stuck on ninth in skyscraperELATEAAcross 27: Trees from English city arranged with PaulEUCALYPTIAAcross 28: Admires spinning sort of throwSIDE ARMAAcross 28: Admires spinning sort of throwSIDEARMAAcross 29: Minor route with variable parking in English cityBYPATHDDown 1: Health one exchanged for a state of corpulenceFATNESSDDown 2: Say it's completeUTTERDDown 3: I'm off to old resort on northbound tubeTOODLEPIPDDown 4: Homeless individual willing to occupy recessBAG LADYDDown 5: A party given to cause embarrassmentABASHDDown 6: See 1 acrossDIMENSIONDDown 7: Publish that Scottish-American authorRUNYONDDown 8: Grinding device one's affected?MINCERDDown 14: Company chairman is calling for rescue?OVERBOARDDDown 16: Second double entendre, perhaps, suggests going for a slash?SWORDPLAYDDown 18: Bit of light paper superior to woodSUNBEAMDDown 19: European nations cutting scandal, becoming honestDIRECTDDown 20: Muslim possessing nothing quite like fuel?DERVISHDDown 21: If not without cakes, perhaps, remove toppingUNLESSDDown 23: Field entered by sportsmen, ultimately?ARENADDown 25: Brew some magic up, Pasquale!CUPPA