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The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Wednesday, 19th July 2023
There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 19th July 2023. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number# Clue Answer
AAcross 1: Don't play the old man — ’e kept giving very unwelcome advice
AAcross 5: Repeated phrase over in American state — definitely
AAcross 9: Empress with a hold on power last to get stripped
AAcross 11: Caught president losing head — failed to observe queuing etiquette
AAcross 11: Caught president losing head — failed to observe queuing etiquette
AAcross 12: Blow-by-blow account at first after cast get very angryTHROWAWOBBLY
AAcross 15: Marketplace at side of garage — park hereEBAY
AAcross 16: Ant and Dec finally speak after two pages
AAcross 16: Ant and Dec finally speak after two pages
AAcross 18: Gross behind? It's fantastic! Instinct's to visit (her husband's often away)
AAcross 19: Two keen to reveal like Harry and Meghan?
AAcross 21: Cons getting signs of approval — nonsense!
AAcross 24: Simple — water's receding
AAcross 25: Time to rule heartlessly — destroy!
AAcross 26: Crow singing to female rather softly — recital endsSHERYL
AAcross 27: Badly affected blonde's retired
DDown 1: Bother — nearly late for lift
DDown 2: Blades score midway through — no way back for Arsenal
DDown 3: Picked up taps oddly found in outbuilding — they may need plumbing
DDown 4: Piteous asides about being fat
DDown 6: It's true corporation employs old dogsbody
DDown 7: Ban tuition for developing medical procedure
DDown 8: Could be my one guarantee of getting paid
DDown 10: Formally await release in solitary?AWAYFROMITALL
DDown 13: Green investments?HEDGEFUNDS
DDown 14: After storm dawned fair everywhere
DDown 17: It used to be played for a year out of season
DDown 20: Spoilsports! Initially one stops Charles doing what he likes
DDown 22: President leaving Hampstead going west — it's on the front page
DDown 23: See 22