The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 16th April 2008 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 16th April 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Projection of American designCINERAMAAAcross 9: Backward solver married an American philosopherDEWEYAAcross 10: Put to one side - this one?LEFTAAcross 11: Pass old reading pileCOLLECTIONAAcross 12: Continues to obstruct fruitDAMSONAAcross 14: Zola has corrupted this spiritual typeBUDDHISTAAcross 15: Inland Revenue in error, one's far from short!GIRAFFEAAcross 17: Having lost head, individual rings me, an American philosopherEMERSONAAcross 20: I'm dividing all that's 10, the rough valueESTIMATEAAcross 22: Prison now with air conditioning?COOLERAAcross 23: Man approaching shipping forecast area sees birdKINGFISHERAAcross 24: An easy dessert?TARTAAcross 25: Children manipulate this, said an American philosopherPLATOAAcross 26: Source of drugs full of speed to contain injuryPHARMACYDDown 1: Liberal repetition not on for well-educated typesLITERATIDDown 2: Six-footer scoffing at little boy's conductBEATDDown 3: Is empowered to reproduce the danceCANCANDDown 4: Fool kidnapping sailor, the bounderWALLABYDDown 5: Commercial office almost silent, making further noteADDENDUMDDown 6: Terribly erotic show, American for a changeSWITCHEROODDown 7: Partners inspiring only silly leggingsNYLONSDDown 13: London borough (West) cuts instrument for joinerSEALING WAXDDown 16: Starter in pastry dish, hot itemFLATIRONDDown 18: On film, torment predictableONETRACKDDown 19: For each dynastic name, half remains, possiblyPERHAPSDDown 21: Brief novel penned by fifth columnistSKIMPYDDown 22: Swimmer holds up an American philosopherCARNAPDDown 24: See 2TIME