The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 14th August 2008 There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 14th August 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: 26 for setter between future and presentWILLIAMAAcross 5: 26 and more than 8 dozen eggs returned at a partyAVOCADOAAcross 9: Newspaper's one-off round comes many timesOFTENAAcross 10: Support film with bird on garden tool with part of carBRAKE SHOEAAcross 11: No problem about turning tiller in white flowerEASTER LILYAAcross 12: Man's going to fireHELLAAcross 14: Tractarian nobleman without a speed permitPAMPHLETEERAAcross 18: Books woman footballer without work for Sartre's 12OTHERPEOPLEAAcross 21: Ring for 28TOLLAAcross 22: Powwow for 26CONFERENCEAAcross 25: Fruit connecting floorsAPPLESANDAAcross 26: See 25PEARSAAcross 27: Thin-skinned 26PRICKLYAAcross 28: Charge pet with many mistakesPAYMENTDDown 1: Court study of Australian 26WOODENDDown 2: A model in 19 should be up to dateLATESTDDown 3: Hosts of quite good shots - look back insideINNKEEPERSDDown 4: Murder's first ... victim a girl?MABELDDown 5: All quiet in a dump - that's all Masefield askedATALLSHIPDDown 6: Not being tied, fuel producers rake in one less than 9kOPENDDown 7: Bill's greeting always a success?ACHIEVERDDown 8: Feudal superior arriving in NormandyOVERLORDDDown 13: Communication from party dancing with HegelTELEGRAPHYDDown 15: Novel with first part abbreviated: unruly mob around me aren't consistentMMEBOVARYDDown 16: Show disapproval of reactionary legislation by politician to establish reformatoryBOOT CAMPDDown 17: Height 3pi plus50 solved in old battlefieldPHILIPPIDDown 19: Little energy after South Americans packedIN CASEDDown 19: Little energy after South Americans packedINCASEDDown 20: Service in the afternoon to tantalise leader of troopTEA SETDDown 23: Brilliant clue to the back teeth?FED UPDDown 24: See 6NECK