The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 1st August 2007 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 1st August 2007. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Cheek of this notable coward upset versatile workerCHIEFCOOKANDAAcross 8: A city fashionable in the pastCHICAGOAAcross 9: Untrained apprentice acceptable in ArkansasAMATEURAAcross 11: Warn parish priest getting into a liftAPPRISEAAcross 12: Inaccuracy allowed in notesTRIPLETAAcross 13: A sample of the Globe's exhibition stoutOBESEAAcross 14: Host foolishly cut dough at oncePOST-HASTEAAcross 14: Host foolishly cut dough at oncePOSTHASTEAAcross 16: Common soldiers box artists or musiciansORCHESTRAAAcross 19: Keepsake starts to rot, eventually losing its colourRELICAAcross 21: It could give one a bad headILLNESSAAcross 23: Pick one parent - the most favourableOPTIMUMAAcross 24: Screen protects eastern representative from commotionTEMPESTAAcross 25: Avoidance of empty-headed self-deceptionELUSIONAAcross 26: See 1BOTTLEWASHERDDown 1: Box food for old transport workerCLIPPIEDDown 2: Dream of silver in independent storeIMAGINEDDown 3: Cultivation site used by pickpocket?FLOWERPOTDDown 4: Modern painting makes Oscar leaveOP ARTDDown 5: Deceitful king wrecked his vanKNAVISHDDown 6: Little boy supports requirement for sewersNEEDLESDDown 7: One whose main interest is scientificOCEANOLOGISTDDown 10: Ditch mining engineer included in fee achieving economyRETRENCHMENTDDown 15: Drama as Father Time takes AmericanSOAP OPERADDown 17: Band laying siege to old Latin capitalCOLOMBODDown 18: Member of crew in Spain gave permissionELEMENTDDown 19: He cut or edited to make slight correctionsRETOUCHDDown 20: Chimney support is more knobblyLUMPIERDDown 22: Composer of burlesque losing a bit of respectSATIE