The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 17th July 2007 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 17th July 2007. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Advance amount of money in account to missing companyLONESOMEAAcross 5: Bad luck to have head covering its heartHOODOOAAcross 9: Dormice developed tail of twice averageMEDIOCREAAcross 10: Destructive effect of a sign that's made in angerRAVAGEAAcross 12: Room with window that doesn't open or closeATTICAAcross 13: Federation of German Industry's said they're watching you?BEADYEYESAAcross 14: Ropes knotting, meeting and getting backREPOSSESSIONAAcross 18: One pretending to be occupied with shelf for big toolSLEDGEHAMMERAAcross 21: No kind of confidence trick is unnaturally oddECCENTRICAAcross 23: Content to feel unaroused by satelliteLUNARAAcross 24: Rightly inclined to get one's powder over oneITALICAAcross 25: A warrior holding back is harshABRASIVEAAcross 26: What to wear after being dressed up to the nines to produce litter?KITTENAAcross 27: Own most of woolly fabric that's aboutPERSONALDDown 1: Chimney rod made of backboneLUMBARDDown 2: Latest song on radio gets total exposureNUDITYDDown 3: Stop urge to snackSCOTCH EGGDDown 4: Verbally grades stock with Queen's old jestersMARX BROTHERSDDown 6: Literary madame's guillotined for her organOVARYDDown 7: Every 24 hours, nurse shortly switches one with a medical procedureDIALYSISDDown 8: Beaten, one's a bit deferentialOBEISANTDDown 11: Desperate guy came up with sword swallowing in medieval pageantDANSE MACABREDDown 15: Masses' advice to the overweight?SHEDLOADSDDown 16: Star sign that's vulnerable without independent directionsASTERISKDDown 17: Bent nib's instrumental to this songPENCHANTDDown 19: Jack could be this officerENSIGNDDown 20: Trial by fire or woodORDEALDDown 22: Unaffected by rising water?NAIVE