The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 18th July 2008 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 18th July 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Wheeler-dealer who makes statements on the record?SPOKESMANAAcross 10: Poetry division with inclination towards loveCANTOAAcross 11: Cautionary sign: room has no central heatingAMBERAAcross 12: A bees' nest disturbed by non-attentive people?ABSENTEESAAcross 13: Where Patrick and I got war novel, "A Point of Departure"GATWICKAAcross 14: See 13AIRPORTAAcross 17: Account mostly sent back in first-class defenceALIBIAAcross 19: Hat worn in the ceilidh?LIDAAcross 20: Mark of the butterflyCOMMAAAcross 21: Perceiving what's in mind, yet ploddingTHOUGHTAAcross 22: See 21READINGAAcross 24: Intoxicated, but also up the wallPLASTEREDAAcross 26: Urge on simple change, ignoring societyIMPELAAcross 28: He's in the Civil Service gameCHESSAAcross 29: Possibly last course available for Persian king with a good deal, sayCHARLOTTEDDown 1: Bones in very large sack, only half usedOSSADDown 2: Sort of ice found to exist in natureSORBETDDown 3: Right in holding back when preparing for a new kind of job?RETRAININGDDown 4: Begin on boardEMBARKDDown 5: Writer's material could be based hereINKSTANDDDown 6: Almost insufficient scrutinySCANDDown 7: No more at work? Could be in a messANTEROOMDDown 8: Outstanding head?BOSSDDown 13: Hard work required in high-performance car serviceGRAFTDDown 15: Popular music one can follow after hard stuff?ROCKABILLYDDown 16: To make this requires pluck!TWANGDDown 18: Consolidate without study, somehow apartISOLATEDDDown 19: Cater, possibly, for student in flower cultureLITERACYDDown 22: MP studied, we hear, on topREDCAPDDown 23: Attribute one set found in setterIMPUTEDDown 24: International player brought up the first agreementPACTDDown 25: Some perfect a skill in workTASKDDown 27: Romantic song conveyed a false impressionLIED