The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 22nd August 2007 There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 22nd August 2007. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: See 4SPOILTHEBROTHAAcross 10: One with common sense keeping artist's No 1 record similarANALOGOUSAAcross 11: See 4COOKSAAcross 12: Resin you once brought back, carrying viral diseaseEPOXYAAcross 13: Old country name void - one gets own backABYSSINIAAAcross 14: Sacrilege makes ego doubly emptyIMPIETYAAcross 16: Of use to driver reversing or approaching a breached dam before parkingROAD MAPAAcross 18: Car instrument without dot configurationHARDTOPAAcross 20: Being suspended from the bank, there's likely a catch in itKEEPNETAAcross 21: Wretched setters, eating nothing, departWOEBEGONEAAcross 23: Punjabi harbour housing location in IndiaBIHARAAcross 24: Swimmer's joint endROACHAAcross 25: Artificial means of communicating a spiritual talent by Muse without nameESPERANTOAAcross 26: State the obvious start of parental freedom to restrain accepted livesPLATITUDINISEDDown 2: Bad atmospheric conditions reportedly make water coolPEA-SOUPERDDown 2: Bad atmospheric conditions reportedly make water coolPEASOUPERDDown 3: Smooth variable sarcasmIRONYDDown 4: Saw more than ample friars, perhaps, read out and mess up article by 62.5% of friarsTOOMANYDDown 5: One trying English writer, whose ending comes firstESSAYERDDown 6: Reel with drink around the midpoint of Monty PythonROCK SNAKEDDown 7: God with name of "Spike"THORNDDown 8: See 17MAKELIGHTWORKDDown 9: Perhaps Ackroyd's performing after prestigious award for piano virtuosoOSCARPETERSONDDown 15: Enter Dotty, with bird's dance movementENTRECHATDDown 17: Saying it could be a punch line to workmen's version of bulb-changing joke?MANYHANDSDDown 19: Scheme for aircraft to absorb carbonPROJECTDDown 20: European Parliament heads brought in massage joint protectionKNEE PADDDown 20: European Parliament heads brought in massage joint protectionKNEEPADDDown 22: Communication energy boy set upE-MAILDDown 22: Communication energy boy set upEMAILDDown 23: Element of resistance in GrantBORON