The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 13th July 2007 There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 13th July 2007. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Figure curtailing the misery of Christmas?DECAGONAAcross 5: Old European region, half crushed by crusherBOHEMIAAAcross 9: Knock over reject who's shunnedLEPERAAcross 10: Case collapses on what's hot and what's notBALTIC SEAAAcross 11: See 25ATTIFFANYSAAcross 12: Mirror essential to the choreographyECHOAAcross 14: Work of 2 incorporated ancestors?IN COLD BLOODAAcross 18: English article can split page, foreign article being the polished article?EATING APPLEAAcross 21: Cat gutted, which is rankTIERAAcross 22: See 7CHAMELEONSAAcross 25: Destroy sound argument in a nasty novel by 2BREAKFASTAAcross 26: Champion losing lead becomes bit of a targetINNERAAcross 27: In duel, 'e's taken out fat boreDULLARDAAcross 28: Terribly dry in county shortly requiring water sourceHYDRANTDDown 1: Money which talks of griefDOLLARDDown 2: Author has books in headCAPOTEDDown 3: Dress up a day in advance for loverGIRLFRIENDDDown 4: Perfect cake rises in ancient region of AfricaNUBIADDown 5: Fly out of control following alarm over zero pressure and 15BELLY-FLOPDDown 6: A greeting from the heavens?HAILDDown 7: If man's colour scheme changes, those adapting to it entertained by this work of 2?MUSICFORDDown 8: Girl tricked a reported killer of South AmericaANACONDADDown 13: Holyrood debtor once fiddling with Lady BarbieABBEYLAIRDDDown 15: Precipitate found in small amount of liquid and ditchCRASH LANDDDown 15: Precipitate found in small amount of liquid and ditchCRASHLANDDDown 16: Berth farthest from birth?DEATHBEDDDown 17: Ecstasy, the true sublimeETHEREALDDown 19: Wow! Not entirely trim, but bit of a lookerCORNEADDown 20: Mysterious power slowing vivacityESPRITDDown 23: Light fixtureMATCHDDown 24: Bird winding others upSKUA