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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..

The Answers

Number# Clue Answer
AAcross 1: See 4SPOILTHEBROTH
AAcross 10: One with common sense keeping artist's No 1 record similar
AAcross 11: See 4
AAcross 12: Resin you once brought back, carrying viral disease
AAcross 13: Old country name void - one gets own back
AAcross 14: Sacrilege makes ego doubly empty
AAcross 16: Of use to driver reversing or approaching a breached dam before parking
AAcross 18: Car instrument without dot configuration
AAcross 20: Being suspended from the bank, there's likely a catch in it
AAcross 21: Wretched setters, eating nothing, depart
AAcross 23: Punjabi harbour housing location in India
AAcross 24: Swimmer's joint end
AAcross 25: Artificial means of communicating a spiritual talent by Muse without name
AAcross 26: State the obvious start of parental freedom to restrain accepted lives
DDown 2: Bad atmospheric conditions reportedly make water cool
DDown 2: Bad atmospheric conditions reportedly make water cool
DDown 3: Smooth variable sarcasm
DDown 4: Saw more than ample friars, perhaps, read out and mess up article by 62.5% of friarsTOOMANY
DDown 5: One trying English writer, whose ending comes first
DDown 6: Reel with drink around the midpoint of Monty Python
DDown 7: God with name of "Spike"
DDown 8: See 17MAKELIGHTWORK
DDown 9: Perhaps Ackroyd's performing after prestigious award for piano virtuosoOSCARPETERSON
DDown 15: Enter Dotty, with bird's dance movement
DDown 17: Saying it could be a punch line to workmen's version of bulb-changing joke?MANYHANDS
DDown 19: Scheme for aircraft to absorb carbon
DDown 20: European Parliament heads brought in massage joint protection
DDown 20: European Parliament heads brought in massage joint protection
DDown 22: Communication energy boy set up
DDown 22: Communication energy boy set up
DDown 23: Element of resistance in Grant
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