The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 15th August 2012 There are 18 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 15th August 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Finished with jazz, which is an economic improvementUPSWINGAAcross 5: Say "proceed", being loveless, answerless intellectualEGGHEADAAcross 10: "Motivated? Not I": TV family man from way backFREDAAcross 11: Raw, easy to digest is OKGREEN LIGHTAAcross 11: Raw, easy to digest is OKGREENLIGHTAAcross 12: Work in which in which 10 and 6 appearedTOP HATAAcross 13: Airport complex round back of Dodge CityPRETORIAAAcross 14: Sort of meal had by lovers when the electricity's lacking?CANDLELITAAcross 16: Sudden concentrated effort of baronet intertwined with Ms Taylor?BLITZAAcross 17: Give birth, warranting opening of Spanish hockSPAWNAAcross 19: Casual T-shirt, the one for Sally's first milestone birthday?THIRTIETHAAcross 23: One who goes on applying pressure to snakePRATTLERAAcross 24: Shakespearean character used in an infamous theatrical assassinationPISTOLAAcross 26: Organise indoor activity (being squeezed by Ms Blanchett)CO-ORDINATEAAcross 26: Organise indoor activity (being squeezed by Ms Blanchett)COORDINATEAAcross 27: See 21FEETAAcross 28: Attempt to infiltrate Green movement? Get stuffed!ENGORGEAAcross 29: River birds which Piaf apparently didn't haveREGRETSDDown 2: Climbers' support for each different goalPERGOLADDown 3: Beam, being escorted by welcoming dateWIDTHDDown 4: In the sack dress?NIGHTIEDDown 6: Sandy, the pop performer with a different intro?GINGERDDown 7: He's first — I say! I say! — to secure vote for the common peopleHOI POLLOIDDown 8: One with no faith in Panama (the isthmus)ATHEISTDDown 9: 10 or 6 humorously: "I echo partner's movement"TERPSICHOREANDDown 15: See 22DOWNTORIODDown 18: Appropriate type of stitch with ring inPURLOINDDown 20: Full up but said "Tuck again!"REPLETEDDown 21: Half of 10 and 6's supporters certainly not describing what either 10 or 6 hadTWOLEFTDDown 22: Wrong foot idly in — disastrous for 10 and 6's first screen pairingFLYINGDDown 25: Chesterfield, possibly on far left side of road up to this pointSO FARDDown 25: Chesterfield, possibly on far left side of road up to this pointSOFAR