The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 29th August 2007 There are 17 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 29th August 2007. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Blair's stint said to have progressively deterioratedDECADEAAcross 4: Outlaw group with mobiles, for exampleBANDITAAcross 9: Old volume given as award by the queenOMERAAcross 10: Pinches over getting caught in the door - of Blair's No 10?SPIN DOCTORAAcross 11: The last enemy routed by chemicalENZYMEAAcross 12: A number return into stronghold in the vanFOREMOSTAAcross 13: Actor cued while improperly dressedACCOUTREDAAcross 15: Weight contributes nothing to rugby scoreTROYAAcross 16: Scottish island no more than EnglishBUTEAAcross 17: How to be caught like 7, writing to the editorRED-HANDEDAAcross 17: How to be caught like 7, writing to the editorREDHANDEDAAcross 21: American convenience for spring assembly?BATHROOMAAcross 22: Scared badly by Lebanese featuresCEDARSAAcross 24: Dearest, you cooked what didn't need itREADYTOUSEAAcross 25: Opponents of 27 soundNOESAAcross 26: Trademark protecting musical stringTHAIRMAAcross 27: A nose for getting upASCENTDDown 1: Comedian without a turn can be devilishDEMONICDDown 2: Street of bankrupt archbishopCAREYDDown 3: Transported to down under for nonconformityDISSENTDDown 5: Totters, being leglessADDERSDDown 6: Italian writing of French party leaderDECAMERONDDown 7: Revolutionary American state with urgent need of 21TROTSKYDDown 8: The bat made fielders turn in confusionDIEFLEDERMAUSDDown 14: Actor with head baffled by figuresOCTAHEDRADDown 16: Most daring underwearBRAVESTDDown 18: They can get hard cash working on lineHACKERSDDown 19: The serious deserve some esteemEARNESTDDown 20: Sleeping quarters called for by one of the familyDORTERDDown 23: Old tribe seen at church functionDANCE