The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 5th September 2007 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 5th September 2007. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Person with family has a large eyeBODKINAAcross 4: China, say, for "good girl" platesEGGSHELLAAcross 9: German as a language has a certain twangNASALAAcross 10: Study in selective education by ...CONINGSBYAAcross 11: Flying medal for everyone to wake upALARMCALLAAcross 12: Old English fishANGLEAAcross 13: Bar sinister means one left ... to scarper with single friendILLEGITIMATEAAcross 17: Film star Stan grasps note on a stateLAURENBACALLAAcross 20: The pity may follow the customsMORESAAcross 21: Rejected or retained, Adelaide is displaying pointlesslyLAIDASIDEAAcross 23: Regret last resting place for Poe's crime sceneRUEMORGUEAAcross 24: 2's girl heard to make a profit (say)SYBILAAcross 25: No time for letter home - turn to breaking 4 for thisOMELETTEAAcross 26: Humble setter gripped by churchmanDEMEANDDown 1: Tory leader's intellect is found in container by a priest under hillBENJAMINDDown 2: See 1DISRAELIDDown 3: I severely criticise religionISLAMDDown 5: Epithet for Austen hero taking me and Ellen outGENTLEMANLIKEDDown 6: Awfully unsteady article giving time for the best cakes?SUNDAYTEADDown 7: Flag officer?ENSIGNDDown 8: Inexpert folk, handicapped, retaining unknown nameLAYMENDDown 10: Anxiety returns after tea with illumination that isn't scheduledCHARTERFLIGHTDDown 14: Pleased to get jewel from 2's opponentGLADSTONEDDown 15: Opposed to agricultural land in which "i" is used for "x"?VARIABLEDDown 16: Complaint of above girl to Welshman in playFLUELLENDDown 18: Early stage reached by more dancingEMBRYODDown 19: Easy wind to blockBREEZEDDown 22: Gangway is swamped by liquorAISLE