The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 18th September 2007 There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 18th September 2007. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: There's no charge for this brief spin around midweekFREEBIEAAcross 5: Kind of knot one usedCAT'S-PAWAAcross 5: Kind of knot one usedCATSPAWAAcross 9: Reason university gear is redesignedARGUEAAcross 10: Cold war unlikely to be thisBLOODLESSAAcross 11: Lacking in detail, should speed up the paintingBROADBRUSHAAcross 12: Jocular girl at a festivityGALAAAcross 14: It might be pulled out of the fire in the plantRED-HOT POKERAAcross 18: Highlight the speech I made (said as a warning?)MARKMYWORDSAAcross 21: Sign ball after the recordLOGOAAcross 22: One tours the Centre with the DJCUMMERBUNDAAcross 25: The prisoner present is the one to fightCONTENDERAAcross 26: Picture stolen in operation is returnedPHOTOAAcross 27: In a worse condition? Treat it to get improvementTATTIERAAcross 28: Hero from Athens, not a name to use indiscriminatelyTHESEUSDDown 1: Limp books taken in to flog?FLABBYDDown 2: Drink as, for instance, decoration is picked upEGGNOGDDown 3: Money? A little bit require for a little bit of foodBREADCRUMBDDown 4: "The Ashes" piece is likely to be glowingEMBERDDown 5: Rapid survey showing our cost OK after certain changesCOOKSTOORDDown 6: DIY? Time, perhaps, to clear upTIDYDDown 7: Wraps things up before delivering the goodsPREPACKSDDown 8: Sage in unknown quantities, say, needing more care when cookedWISEACREDDown 13: A sure sign that some letters are missingAPOSTROPHEDDown 15: NZ feathers inferior?DOWNUNDERDDown 16: Without question, the mischievous child's within the lawIMPLICITDDown 17: Nothing found in thorough search for fishDRAGONETDDown 19: Pelt with metallic stuff to produce an outburstFUROREDDown 20: It's sweet, but not honey, and could be offensiveODIOUSDDown 23: Time right, possibly, for qualityMERITDDown 24: I pioneered, setting up a food shopDELI