The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 24th September 2008 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 24th September 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: It is brought back into service by eastern artistMATISSEAAcross 5: Part of flower that's right in wrong placeCARPELAAcross 9: Girl keeps desperate chap back to prepare foodMARINADEAAcross 10: Fuss about rolled gold remoteFAR-OFFAAcross 12: Dread being caughtAPPREHENSIONAAcross 15: Nice pointPARTICULARAAcross 17: Extremely eloquent, a letter for EphesiansETAAAcross 19: Japanese band leaders in Osaka being inscrutableOBIAAcross 20: Clergyman once had car convertedARCHDEACONAAcross 22: Deeply distressed, blowing up nice balloonsINCONSOLABLEAAcross 26: One grows flowersIRISESAAcross 27: Responsible for reaching wreckINCHARGEAAcross 28: Refusal day after day, then editor indicated acceptanceNODDEDAAcross 29: An outgoing woman crazy for marsupialsWOMBATSDDown 1: Disable sound for musicalMAMEDDown 2: Mormon's end by salt lakeTARNDDown 3: Is £25 raised in two seconds for summary?SYNOPSISDDown 4: Official source of berriesELDERDDown 6: Go away with a very small relativeAVAUNTDDown 7: Expert testimony ousting leader in state capitalPROVIDENCEDDown 8: A final note about a fabulous writerLA FONTAINEDDown 11: Party clobberTHRASHDDown 13: Observation post initially set in place on the other sideOPPOSITIONDDown 14: Youngster gets hit on the head before producing original workBRAINCHILDDDown 16: Get out of bed for our top bananas?UPROOTDDown 18: Early riser's first to go - pretended to go out with terrierSEALYHAMDDown 21: Additional accommodation in which queen gets to kiss sweetheartANNEXEDDown 23: A set of points in mint conditionASNEWDDown 24: Sea creature old record label depictsORCADDown 25: Witnesses going up and downSEES