The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 17th April 2007 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 17th April 2007. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Natural earth woman is fighting backRAW SIENNAAAcross 10: Outside front of radio this could be something rotatingTUNERAAcross 11: Film studio - male not special, is woodenELM TREEAAcross 12: What the Queen of Hearts wanted to avoidHEAD OFFAAcross 13: Effect when horse gets in gorseWHINAAcross 14: Perhaps the devil is cast out somewhere in VenezuelaANGEL FALLSAAcross 16: Loses out crossing a river without rower?OARLESSAAcross 17: String player not good person - or inspired musicianCORELLIAAcross 19: Petrol cap's possibly something that comes with the vanPARCEL POSTAAcross 22: Nothing for fellow to eat? There's beefMOANAAcross 24: Slip caught Aussie openerCLANGERAAcross 25: Friendly face met with expression of surpriseCORDIALAAcross 26: Be established as keeper for team?EXISTAAcross 27: Races after party to get presentsDONATIONSDDown 1: Actress Joan needs resolve, getting the birdGREEN WOODPECKERDDown 2: Went through water to jetty, getting more soddenSWAMPIERDDown 3: Material is black when consumed by flamesFIBREDDown 4: Trainee medics in theatre performances, we hear?INTERNESDDown 5: Nymph to finish up hugging HerbertDAPHNEDDown 6: River's rising around derelict fort in theatrical placeSTRATFORDDDown 7: Expecting a hack to provide gen on almost everythingINFOALDDown 8: Expertise is disguised with prim aloofnessPROFESSIONALISMDDown 15: Wild green siteSERENGETIDDown 17: Mathematical function - feel comfortable with the jargon?COSECANTDDown 18: Herefordshire town somehow set out to bring in old starsLEOMINORDDown 20: I help with gigs - I adore travellingROADIEDDown 21: Ceremonial procession gets soldier half deadPARADEDDown 23: What Esau took from Jacob without hesitation?BROTH