The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 2nd August 2007 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 2nd August 2007. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Founder shows pointless to wake up around cross, pointlessROMULUSAAcross 5: Meat for tea? Leave with none, say?CHARQUIAAcross 9: Leisure - and it's starting to be used for paintingEASELAAcross 10: Put into effect by ordinary blokes beheaded before timeIMPLEMENTAAcross 11: Rise of the modern world includes study in scoutingRECONNAISSANCEAAcross 13: Most of pouffe on the backHUMPAAcross 14: Opus 150 of composer: how much ice cream can he have?SCOOPFULAAcross 17: Artists' warning of French twitcher's trophy?RARA AVISAAcross 18: Time for Protestant to use incense?THUSAAcross 21: April wish - throw bone at dog with LeninOTOBEINENGLANDAAcross 23: Let it off between 10s at point that's no use at allTOOLITTLEAAcross 24: Term of endearment sets back newspaper (American)SUGARAAcross 25: See 23TOOLATEAAcross 26: Much of the above keeping still for babyLAYETTEDDown 1: See 15REEFDDown 2: Untidy person to spoil company game in Donn Byrne's bookMESSERMARCOPOLODDown 3: Run in a floppy sort of way to remove first page from sweetLOLLOPDDown 4: Pub in heaven, not for stout?SKINNYDDown 5: Test place for Benaud, say, evokes free style compositionsCAPRICCIDDown 6: One way of expressing distasteAVERSIONDDown 7: Coloratura role for the moonQUEEN OF THE NIGHTDDown 8: Flint, he and she, may be actually thereIN THE FLESHDDown 12: Control for the majority when deserter's aboutTHERMOSTATDDown 15: Reduces sail area: it's a keen fear causes thisTAKESINADDown 16: Invite ten good turns for one nice little pieceVIGNETTEDDown 19: International spring is sickUNWELLDDown 20: Wood-eating insect giving brilliant displayFLASHYDDown 22: Unbound from 1 downFREE