The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 6th August 2014 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 6th August 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Upstanding characters are as patent in the countyBIPEDSAAcross 4: Meantime, I make way for firm's in-house phone systemINTERCOMAAcross 9: Syrian leader in power to leave officeRESIGNAAcross 10: States accepted by Poles, perhaps, for adoptionESPOUSALAAcross 11: The French, about four in the morning, may start mating with it filling the blanks? Au contraire!LIVEAMMUNITIONAAcross 13: Seeing Troy destroyed by donating a gift, for exampleGENEROSITYAAcross 14: Greta Garbo's agent?AGARAAcross 16: Nearly all of very coy men get beatenOVERAAcross 18: Nothing underground is part of the circuitVACUUM TUBEAAcross 21: Line taken by screen devotee about ministerial residence, almost a gameBLINDMAN'S BLUFFAAcross 23: Teachers' fire dies outEDIFIERSAAcross 24: Escort's performance at technological centreGIGOLOAAcross 25: Joint drinks partiesKNEESUPSAAcross 26: Sound made by one old lover in the wingANNEXEDDown 1: Chocolate soap?BARSDDown 2: Strong feeling includes animated extract from panel discussionPASSIONDDown 3: Might he be 7 5 or 16 22 with 15?DOGBERRYDDown 5: Plants possibly turn as one in rising filthNASTURTIUMSDDown 6: Fancy that is no longer focused on the earEXOTICDDown 7: Sing and act? Resulting in selectionCASTINGDDown 8: Tender rules, almost meant to be brokenMALENURSEDDown 12: Might she be 7 5 or 16 22 with 15?MRSMALAPROPDDown 13: Escape from Olga?GAOLBREAKDDown 15: Perhaps milk with muesli made availableEMULSIONDDown 17: 23 church to replace Queen's monumentEDIFICEDDown 19: Not just tuneless, with zero potential releasedUNFROZEDDown 20: Gives access to passages round mountain topADMITSDDown 22: See 16COME