The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Tuesday, 7th August 2018

There are 17 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 7th August 2018. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	ABC, gesture eloquent in the extreme
AAcross 4:	Capital punishment method once
AAcross 9:	Just light
AAcross 10:	Not prepared for a picnic to be free?
AAcross 11:	Capital briefly storing pretty vacant old documents
AAcross 12:	In decrees, I declare myself ABC
AAcross 13:	Cutters suffice, or otherwise
AAcross 15:	Praise ABC
AAcross 16:	Raise male
AAcross 17:	Summer in effect's beginnings for ABC
AAcross 21:	Where people tried to crawl drunkenly around middle of pub
AAcross 21:	Where people tried to crawl drunkenly around middle of pub
AAcross 22:	Voice carried beyond state bridge
AAcross 24:	Challenging in game, chip balls up?
AAcross 25:	In crib, a beautiful young child
AAcross 26:	ABC sure to injure back	RAMSEY
AAcross 27:	Figure everyone can see boarding express
DDown 1:	Revolutionary abroad embracing victory swagger
DDown 2:	ABC, mind and body ultimately	CAREY
DDown 3:	Unfortunately, dieter's eaten last of gateau, it's learned
DDown 5:	Church ABC
DDown 6:	Nectar: it's spread around top of pork crackling
DDown 7:	Held back — like flowering plants, perhaps?
DDown 8:	Psycho's screen exhibitionist meeting death shortly
DDown 14:	Five notes on paper this soothing?
DDown 16:	ABC, bird catching worm finally ending in despair	CRANMER
DDown 18:	Happy with Conservative post, perhaps?
DDown 19:	Dignitary ill-equipped?
DDown 20:	ABC, old character touring Sark etc	RUNCIE
DDown 23:	Father ABC