The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 24th August 2011 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 24th August 2011. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: "Pulp" featured in this newly remixed chart-topperSMASH HITAAcross 5: Not a catering school, this measure of hard knocks?OCTANEAAcross 9: Naturally lost: abstract femaleOF COURSEAAcross 10: Dodgy tum my nemesis?IMMUNEAAcross 12: Leaving home at one, southern Englishman acquired paintingPOINTILLISMAAcross 15: Lines about film venueODEONAAcross 17: Pass reader a squirrelCOLLECTORAAcross 18: Where actor may be found, never turning into a married manGREENROOMAAcross 19: Fruit of Borneo one put in mouthTARAPAAcross 20: Up to no good with Eric, ran from Caribbean islandPUERTO RICANAAcross 24: See 5RATINGAAcross 25: What has me pinned back by the two large animals? One onlyBEHEMOTHAAcross 26: See 10SYSTEMAAcross 27: Part of letter read out by a man in Post Office?ASCENDERDDown 1: Winter vehicle presently parking in Berkshire townSNOWPLOUGHDDown 2: Principled Greek Olympian's agreed to interruptARCHIMEDESDDown 3: Frequent adviser offering tip with a chance of success?HAUNTDDown 4: New to CBS TV show, serial killer admits mass 13s approach!ITSBLACKOVERDDown 6: Whip arrests MP somewhere in NormandyCAMEMBERTDDown 7: Objection lodged on American borderABUTDDown 8: My point is often hidden from life peersEPEEDDown 11: See 4WILLSMOTHERSDDown 13: Warning issued from slur.com?STORM CLOUDDDown 14: Lie up, as medicine man looking down on soldiers besieging Villa?DROP ANCHORDDown 16: The right change?NINEPENCEDDown 21: He had a tale to tell about the First LadyREEVEDDown 22: "Love is Tender", heading for the topEROSDDown 23: I can confirm the end of inflammatory conditionITIS