The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 25th July 2007 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 25th July 2007. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Excitement evident screening sparkling stuff in "From Here To Eternity"FOREVERAAcross 5: Occupier of tank is mortally wounded by the SpanishDIESELAAcross 9: Escalation of military power 'urts peopleARMS RACEAAcross 10: Back in a tickSECONDAAcross 12: Double jeopardy securing work, then left in fixDOPPELGANGERAAcross 15: Pulmonary vein's blood is taken round next day, for example, in circulationOXYGENATEDAAcross 17: Bird checked the call of anotherCOOAAcross 19: Barrel the addict knocked backTUNAAcross 20: What may tether sheep proves shakyRAMSHACKLEAAcross 22: Bail out sovereign with money - breadPUMPERNICKELAAcross 26: Male drinking beer cut short in place of confinementSTALAGAAcross 27: Phone call impossible, given cutoff pointDEADLINEAAcross 28: Fake it in the name of frequency, though less hotERSATZAAcross 29: Short length needed, by the way, for pastrySTRUDELDDown 1: Fake that's Dutch, unfinishedFRAUDDown 2: Powerful card cut at the top and bottomRUMPDDown 3: Something to do, note, unfortunately prohibitedVERBOTENDDown 4: On top, go over againRECAPDDown 6: South American shrub piercing ripe cactusIPECACDDown 7: Soap found under bum, which is sweetSPONGE CAKEDDown 8: Greek character threading needles made clothes in AustriaLEDERHOSENDDown 11: Those working with toolPLIERSDDown 13: Signal to in both directions, beginning to point quickly?TOOTHPASTEDDown 14: Get through a state capital via whichever routeBYANYMEANSDDown 16: South of Angolan capital, first of volunteers and relative get lost!AVAUNTDDown 18: Schedule has to advance ambition primarily, being driven?CALENDARDDown 21: Dog perhaps bites man, one picking nits?PEDANTDDown 23: It employs men on board red shipCHESSDDown 24: Song delivered inventionLIEDDDown 25: Complete bounder from Oxford?HEEL