The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 18th July 2012 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 18th July 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Greek maiden with romantic dream about loveANDROMEDAAAcross 10: Team building follows when not workingASTONAAcross 11: Titanic problem — Diamonds Are Forever's finale needs £1,000ICEBERGAAcross 12: Choose to swallow ace cooked bunTEACAKEAAcross 13: See 5AMISAAcross 14: After starting to train women, one church backs reason to doubtTHINK TWICEAAcross 16: Shooting weapon at home pierces new bodyguard's heartGUNNINGAAcross 17: Rushed copper once pursues subtle criminalBUSTLEDAAcross 19: Checkpoints? Nice when travellingINSPECTIONAAcross 22: Planet loses 10% first of atmosphere and rainforest — wow!STUNAAcross 24: CD noise spoiled parts of a duetSECONDIAAcross 25: 151 + 1000 + 8, say? That's the spiritCLIMATEAAcross 26: Spy a refined male's mature booksAGENTAAcross 27: Bass's first note sounds like a stringed instrumentBALALAIKADDown 1: Maybe Tripoli wins vote after soldiers chargeCAPITAL GAINS TAXDDown 2: He said "shaken, not stirred" — timeless Bond!ADHESIONDDown 3: Doctor No: "He's cut in half, my dear"HONEYDDown 4: Crawl into water, good animalHEDGEHOGDDown 5: Author exhibits Muslim art in a misquoteMARTINDDown 6: Hit maker?RAPARTISTDDown 7: Artist models cloudsSTRATIDDown 8: Holiday film?INDEPENDENCE DAYDDown 15: I wrestle with bear, then sleepHIBERNATEDDown 17: Vegetable oil runs beneath half-broken engine sizeBROCCOLIDDown 18: Much laughter over king 10's loverLOTHARIODDown 20: Untouchable Spain's No 1, getting measure over GermanySACREDDDown 21: This hat's 3 pound, yes?TRILBYDDown 23: See 10VILLA