The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 9th August 2010 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 9th August 2010. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Cut it and keep quietCACKLEAAcross 4: Am taken aback, unhappy about the flag's positionMASTHEADAAcross 9: Companion of an American star?STRIPEAAcross 10: Getting out stupidly in Test is a learning experienceTUTORIALAAcross 11: Tower of Pisa, say, is of architectural interestLISTEDBUILDINGAAcross 13: Lecture can produce averse reactionRELUCTANCEAAcross 14: One upper-class twitUNITAAcross 16: Amy's cooked the vegetablesYAMSAAcross 18: Dispatches produce merriment on boardSLAUGHTERSAAcross 21: Film boxing champion?LORDOFTHERINGSAAcross 23: Suffering from a lack of balance?INTHEREDAAcross 24: Come out East and join upEMERGEAAcross 25: Insisted order must be a good orderTIDINESSAAcross 26: Enemy Zulu leader going round causing fermentENZYMEDDown 1: Players — or the pitchCASTDDown 2: Friendly drink?CORDIALDDown 3: Drawer of Cupid's bow?LIPSTICKDDown 5: Remedial needleworkACUPUNCTUREDDown 6: Stroll round to see the cave-dwellersTROLLSDDown 7: No one has time to set up the paperEDITIONDDown 8: Agents get sealed ordersDELEGATESDDown 12: Such correspondence is uncalled forDEADLETTERSDDown 13: Normality restored in moneymaking organisationROYALMINTDDown 15: Yet he enjoys some standing at meetingsCHAIRMANDDown 17: Just working tired meMERITEDDDown 19: For example, rising in the morning with enthusiasmEAGERLYDDown 20: New style navyMODERNDDown 22: Present the woman's beginning to expectHERE