The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Friday, 5th July 2019

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 5th July 2019. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Hollow and dry instruction to dog the German PM	PITTTHE
AAcross 5:	Celebrity embraced by poor love child
AAcross 9:	More mature half-hearted serial killer
AAcross 10:	One gathers second coming starts with Nemesis
AAcross 11:	Left perished in disarray, having accepted Theresa's final command
AAcross 12:	Opinion polls ease off and make things worse
AAcross 14:	Miserable record playing into the small hours
AAcross 18:	Infirm relatives abandoning a region of England
AAcross 21:	Novice found in empty room
AAcross 22:	Film maker genius, about 18
AAcross 25:	See 16	HASSAILED
AAcross 26:	Is sick after five cancelled bypasses
AAcross 27:	Strategy is to cross from the East by a philanderer
AAcross 28:	Country in the centre of Europe madness
DDown 1:	Secretary on job release
DDown 2:	Tails partner that takes in work
DDown 3:	Suit(e) trio
DDown 4:	Stops, doesn't start and relaxes
DDown 5:	At last, green tailless lizard found in bath coming up for a nibble
DDown 6:	See 24
DDown 7:	Many ogle vicar, one stripped in church
DDown 8:	Had the temerity to acquire knowledge and became dim!
DDown 13:	Convenience of Western warnings on Arab uprising	WOMENSROOM
DDown 15:	Essentially, copper is outside entrance to Room 101 with partner
DDown 16:	Quiet entering tortuous path, hit and attacked — too late!	THATSHIP
DDown 17:	Divine food in Asia: my best restaurant's oriental starters
DDown 19:	See 12	PELION
DDown 20:	See 12	ONOSSA
DDown 23:	See 1 across
DDown 24:	Rogan josh balm?