The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 23rd July 2008 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 23rd July 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Estimate king is held by our next-door neighbour at 27QUOTATIONMARKSAAcross 8: Peer lacking some noble qualitiesEQUALAAcross 9: Continue straight after dog-legFOLLOW-ONAAcross 11: Low life of digital newspapers?TOERAGSAAcross 12: See-through material that's branded XXXTRIPLEXAAcross 13: Something played by men on horsebackORGANAAcross 15: Like crabs and lobsters with a shell covered by transfer designDECAPODALAAcross 17: Big Eddy has drunk more maltsMAELSTROMAAcross 20: Bodily emission initially recurring hourly, ending up monthlyRHEUMAAcross 21: Deciding races are fun for about half of usRUNOFFSAAcross 23: Fix return of best panSTEWPOTAAcross 25: Setter from Tory IslandCONCRETEAAcross 26: Ill-tempered woman with no ace to follow king? That's a signVIRGOAAcross 27: Varied comments after moving introduction to speech?INVERTEDCOMMASDDown 1: Trained musket on Iraq?QUESTION MARKDDown 2: Helpful having fluorine in the waterOFUSEDDown 3: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John in such a girlie group? No 19 for them!ALLSAINTSDDown 4: Undies off during sex? On the contrary, if so "mashed"INFUSEDDDown 5: "0-0 at half-time" sent in radio report from the Riverside?NILOTICDDown 6: Mayo man is oil rig's regular visitorAIOLIDDown 7: Learning king's currently on left sideKNOWLEDGEDDown 10: Can a mole exist with its head cut off? No! Never!EXCLAMATIONSDDown 14: Envying endlessly randy rookie?GREENHORNDDown 16: Playing polo with a very informal FrenchmanPARLEYVOODDown 18: Muscle in repose, I admire you!RESPECTDDown 19: This did seem wrong?MISDEEDDDown 22: Piece of film portraying some terrific heroismFICHEDDown 24: Edge found after turning up for the festivalPURIM