The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 10th August 2010 There are 17 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 10th August 2010. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Artificial dog mess cleaner?SHAMPOOAAcross 5: Formic Rennies?ANTACIDAAcross 9: Dance of Wotan, God of The RingTANGOAAcross 10: The voice of Asterix when heard can be painfulGALLSTONEAAcross 11: Where to get meat in set menuESTAMINETAAcross 12: Dark blue, essentiallyPER SEAAcross 12: Dark blue, essentiallyPERSEAAcross 13: From unknown location brought back frightening creaturesYETISAAcross 15: Beggar may oust one occupantSUPPLIANTAAcross 18: It holds up poet crossing AmericaSUSPENDERAAcross 19: Race gets time to suit, perhapsTUTSIAAcross 21: One vintage port that's perfectIDEALAAcross 23: Old Halliwell almost has a knackGERIATRICAAcross 25: Goodwill over Ulster covering great lack of itANIMOSITYAAcross 26: The country needs a lot of sheets — about 50REALMAAcross 27: Annoyed by lads she trifled withHASSLEDAAcross 28: Trousers at half mast limiting performance?LOW GEARDDown 1: Surfeit of composer, totally heartless …SATIETYDDown 2: … writes notes at an impromptu gatheringANNOTATESDDown 3: Verse about right for an introductionPROEMDDown 4: Holding up the Guardian, for instance, is Rusbridger, with efficiencyORGANISEDDDown 5: Vote topped to share distributionALLOTDDown 6: Match plan includes one whose flight is under scrutinyTEST PILOTDDown 7: Singers need a number of sheets to sing fromCHOIRDDown 8: River with plague at the bottomDEEPESTDDown 14: Lose towel, but find alternative to rub down withSTEEL WOOLDDown 16: Representation of role of sovereign if you swap one for nothingPORTRAYALDDown 17: Every other at eternal assemblyALTERNATEDDown 18: Greens an' chips, saySPINACHDDown 20: Immigrant has right to earningsINCOMERDDown 22: Times confused issuesEMITSDDown 23: It's hard work to get name in hereGRINDDDown 24: Weapon for East End school?ARROW