The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 1st February 2007 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 1st February 2007. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: River boat without flagSTREAMERAAcross 9: Very happy to be told right awayELATEDAAcross 10: He takes out barmaids regularlyBRADAAcross 11: Hires canal barge in the northwestLANCASHIREAAcross 12: Not quite the most boring American statesmanDULLESAAcross 14: Some found Eton a terrific blast!DETONATEAAcross 15: Finally gives woman liquid nitrogen to make frozen sculptureSNOWMANAAcross 17: Animal in distress bites nearly everybodyBESTIALAAcross 20: Perhaps Cherie starts to write lampoons and satirical verseCLERIHEWAAcross 22: Colours for Mary Whitehouse?BANNERAAcross 23: Unclear when it's essential to imprison pacifistINCOHERENTAAcross 24: No runs at all in matchPAIRAAcross 25: Monster is seen at seaNESSIEAAcross 26: Magi rode out to find signIDEOGRAMDDown 1: Avon's most popular performerSTARTURNDDown 2: The masses listened to broadcastHERDDDown 3: Fish extractsSMELTSDDown 4: Bomb is terrible danger to earthGRENADEDDown 5: Republican with guile and extremely erudite witREPARTEEDDown 6: American statesman was nothing out of the ordinaryWASHINGTONDDown 7: Predict Iran has uranium hidden in cityBEIRUTDDown 13: Menace dwelling in chamberLOWERHOUSEDDown 16: The least active sportsmenATHLETESDDown 18: Maybe Donald Rumsfeld would allow one to torture in camera?AMERICANDDown 19: We see it to be terrible humbug, perhapsSWEETIEDDown 21: Stay in hostel in GermanyLINGERDDown 22: Recovered gamblerBETTERDDown 24: Person serving king's son has maturityPAGE