The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 13th August 2010 There are 13 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 13th August 2010. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: I can take year off covering royal routeITINERARYAAcross 10: Flower held under the chin in playVIOLAAAcross 11: Ecstasy remains found in first-rate caféTEASHOPAAcross 12: Temporal lobe's first used in promise to lady? Not these daysWORLDLYAAcross 13: Relax in "Cold Mountain"CHILLAAcross 14: IRA attend manoeuvres, leading to loss of civil rightsATTAINDERAAcross 16: Rude retorts flow freely in some answers hereFOURLETTERWORDSAAcross 19: Discerning story about ten going to AmericaSAGACIOUSAAcross 21: Whereby one enters toilet?MEANSAAcross 22: Pope hosts hostile minor eminencePAPILLAAAcross 23: Problem with recalling foreign seaman I arrestedAMNESIAAAcross 24: Indecent answer from the French lieutenantADULTAAcross 25: Slow-moving glacier melts, engulfing the last shedLETHARGICDDown 1: Copper investigates Fiona's disputes and fightsFISTICUFFSDDown 2: Sweet French husband got up in tatty suitTIRAMISUDDown 3: Like the poison in Hamlet, half consumedLETHALDDown 4: Swimmer starts to complain about odd bits of ropeCARPDDown 5: One sent up into English woods as spectatorEYEWITNESSDDown 6: Survey shows old women drink spirit around ItalyOVERVIEWDDown 7: Wobbly sideboards lacking base? Yes, baseSORDIDDDown 8: Change egg distributor; chief's been firedVARYDDown 14: Beer full of botanic ingredients, as with some casesACTIONABLEDDown 15: Underground sites camouflaged in leaderless FranceRESISTANCEDDown 17: District officer brought up two boxers after son leftLOCALITYDDown 18: Perhaps stop king doing as plannedROADSIGNDDown 20: Press-ups in PE used to stiffen limbsGYPSUMDDown 21: Degrading food Ulster importedMENIALDDown 22: Maximum irritation to the earPEAKDDown 23: Regular typeface is more than affectedly stylishARTY