The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 3rd July 2008 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 3rd July 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: One very recent divorceISOLATEAAcross 5: The country's getting a long examinationPERUSALAAcross 9: Winger has relationship in the GulfPIPITAAcross 10: Penny follows group to drooping access wayGANGPLANKAAcross 11: Meat Cassie cooked for petSIAMESE CATAAcross 12: Workers keeping one closeMEANAAcross 14: Insist choir deployed staginessHISTRIONICSAAcross 18: Drink bottle miner smashedBITTER LEMONAAcross 21: Tory leader has pain in bumTAILAAcross 22: Footwear for English banker wearing suitESPADRILLEAAcross 25: I inform against woman, thus clearing agentISINGLASSAAcross 26: Quarrel in Arab streetARROWAAcross 27: Grandmaster containing one boy's stratagemGIMMICKAAcross 28: Sectarian law set back diplomacyTESTACTDDown 1: Take advantage of 'obgoblin's stockingsIMPOSEDDown 2: Deprived child in pub in African portORPHANDDown 3: An abstainer cut with stiletto when drivingATTHEWHEELDDown 4: Empty-headed dog welcomed on the golf courseEAGLEDDown 5: Confine crowd without ticket to see starPENTAGRAMDDown 6: King inclined to be enthralledRAPTDDown 7: Small knife I bought initially for cut of meatSPARERIBDDown 8: Model kneels - is drunkLIKENESSDDown 13: Crook approaches diagonallyCORNERWAYSDDown 15: Pitch where drinks are taken through a strawSALES TALKDDown 16: A price for facilitationABETTINGDDown 17: Is in bad sitcom showing resignationSTOICISMDDown 19: Girl is out of the ordinaryGLORIADDown 20: Bird is keen to go up itPEEWITDDown 23: Help when readyASSETDDown 24: Fruit turning up in Brazil, Guyana etcUGLI