The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 16th July 2008 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 16th July 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Ancient prize encircles one cummings, writer of ...LAURIELEEAAcross 10: ... his weird erotic fantasyCIDERAAcross 11: Democrat retaining right ways to circumvent order to dance in 19th century poemsBARRACKAAcross 12: Saying 'pub gutted' when traveller comes inPROVERBAAcross 13: Death to the pollEXITAAcross 14: International organization to sort head for crueltyUNKINDNESSAAcross 16: Coloured light for final cargo itemTINTRAYAAcross 17: Subcontinental Pacific resort hosting some UK folkBENGALIAAcross 19: Ranked first by setter, name entered for Lady Bracknell, sayGRANDE DAMEAAcross 22: See 11ROOMAAcross 24: See 11BALLADSAAcross 25: Greek role insane? Not quiteSPARTANAAcross 26: Just as in railroadEQUALAAcross 27: See 10WITHROSIEDDown 1: Giddy guy finds first sound of freedom leads to the gallowsFLIBBERTIGIBBETDDown 2: We organised a raid to intercept weaponGUARDIANDDown 3: I have orders to put 'vehicle first' then 'first vehicle'VICARDDown 4: Poet and painter and soldier and rescuer from TerrorBLAKENEYDDown 5: Classical scene of Apollo topping brothersDELPHIDDown 6: Agreeable c-cargo distributed without noiseACCORDINGDDown 7: Stick to this time and placeADHEREDDown 8: Boy composer's kin revealed by primatePROBOSCIS MONKEYDDown 15: Poet keeps sort of control on learner bit by bitGRADUALLYDDown 17: Fail with vision (sound) - I'm devastatedBOMB SITEDDown 17: Fail with vision (sound) - I'm devastatedBOMBSITEDDown 18: A job, say, changed with change of views?APOSTASYDDown 20: To be a neighbour is about fifty-fifty - or forty-nine forty-nine?ALLBUTDDown 21: This way round is to say isn't mineDISOWNDDown 23: To tie the knot is indeed old-fashionedMARRY