The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 30th July 2008 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 30th July 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Cause of horrendous gloom (not good!) to small childrenMOLOCHAAcross 4: Saint has rags for garmentsSMOCKSAAcross 9: I may come with thrilling presentELECTRIC CURRENTAAcross 10: Woman to stop wearing what a woman might?BRENDAAAcross 11: A sermon about maid finally redeemedRANSOMEDAAcross 12: Using plastic, maybe, for brassCASHLESSAAcross 14: Cook sending tripe and fish backDOCTORAAcross 15: Any number in plan against America's hostilityANIMUSAAcross 18: Difficult bit of the Bible for each to start withPERVERSEAAcross 21: Most of the garlic, perhaps, provides this elementTHALLIUMAAcross 22: Get hit in brawl on streetSTRUCKAAcross 24: The sacred player in action in German basilicaSPEYERCATHEDRALAAcross 25: Theatre now needs to protect this celebrityRENOWNAAcross 26: Alcoholic cakeSPONGEDDown 1: Disease which makes woman hug little boyMALARIADDown 2: The Lord in one of the GospelsLUCANDDown 3: Spray of flowers to droop in the middleCORSAGEDDown 5: In distress, dour men grievedMOURNEDDDown 6: Ornamental sculpture and paintings possibly given negative reaction in churchCARTOUCHEDDown 7: Rome's an extraordinary Italian citySANREMODDown 8: A metal company flagsACORUSDDown 13: That man, a non-specialist male baling out at a great height?HIMALAYANDDown 16: Loser in drama, musical one, meeting premature endNOHOPERDDown 17: Sadly, work is beginning to disappear in poor areaSKID ROWDDown 18: Plain girl given less than complete amorous advancePAMPASDDown 19: Fruit became more trendyROSE HIPDDown 19: Fruit became more trendyROSEHIPDDown 20: Report of fire - help, as you might say, with rapid movementSACCADEDDown 23: Gas gets part of CH system functioningRADON