The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 14th July 2008 There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 14th July 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Unexceptional combination of extremesONEANDALLAAcross 10: Serious but not graveACUTEAAcross 11: Dated and removedTOOKOUTAAcross 12: Statesmen making betsYANKEESAAcross 13: Newspaper's deadlines cutOBITSAAcross 14: Snack bar?CHOCOLATEAAcross 16: Is it of any benefit to us? Well, no!HEALTH INSURANCEAAcross 19: I'm held back by exchanges of shots in battleRAMILLIESAAcross 21: "Stretch" or "bird"CRANEAAcross 22: A target set for crafty rivalsREGATTAAAcross 23: Where one lives a little in Panama, for exampleHABITATAAcross 24: Waves get biggerSWELLAAcross 25: He will see what others have to sayLIP READERAAcross 25: He will see what others have to sayLIPREADERDDown 1: It doesn't matter if just one of the pair hesitatesDONTBOTHERDDown 2: Foreigner who loses it when she gets marriedSENORITADDown 3: A din that's audible is irritatingANNOYSDDown 4: Touched, dead asternDAFTDDown 5: Theatres where they now indulge in games of bingoPLAYHOUSESDDown 6: You can't miss this store openingBARN DOORDDown 6: You can't miss this store openingBARNDOORDDown 7: The Greeks had a word for it, I've discoveredEUREKADDown 8: Grounds or pastures, sayLEESDDown 14: Severely judge a friendCRITICALLYDDown 15: Sort of school where merely neat composition is requiredELEMENTARYDDown 17: Revealing story of Swiss resistance?TELLTALEDDown 18: When the water moving ain't deepNEAP TIDEDDown 20: Crocodile, one that attacks human beingsMUGGERDDown 21: He plays Shakespearean part for the networkCOBWEBDDown 22: Jar for a kind of berryRASPDDown 23: Content of Pandora's box is bound to need a keyHOPE