The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 28th July 2008 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 28th July 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Prime Minister, once married to Camilla, changed nameMACMILLANAAcross 10: Biblical kingdom with Hebrews in itSHEBAAAcross 11: Reserved burial placeGRAVEAAcross 12: A thespian, conductor and novelistISHERWOODAAcross 13: Perhaps Olivier's performing at three?THEATREAAcross 14: A trashy novel not often seen in public nowASHTRAYAAcross 17: City swindle? On the contrary!RIPONAAcross 19: He hums Beethoven's ThirdBEEAAcross 20: Extremist cult ran cover-upULTRAAAcross 21: Author who's written movingly about the endingTHOREAUAAcross 22: Old curses dogging the GreeksTHEBANSAAcross 24: Baker cooked cracking mealBREAKFASTAAcross 26: Fools most of the peopleASSESAAcross 28: A second TV is an advantageASSETAAcross 29: Thief has central part in criminal trialsLARCENISTDDown 1: Sticks around, excessively pleased with oneselfSMUGDDown 2: Get rid of drug in a tight spotSCRAPEDDown 3: Aesthete and student seduced by slim French relativeDILETTANTEDDown 4: Report rank fishPLAICEDDown 5: Unfinished work on the CIAINCHOATEDDown 6: Addict trousered pursesUSERDDown 7: Two states about to desert Obama?DEMOCRATDDown 8: Black and Blue?BANDDDown 13: Card sharp's bound overTAROTDDown 15: Family, friends and cohabitantsHOUSEMATESDDown 16: Vote in favour of holding a king for a long timeYEARSDDown 18: Plants start to excrete enzymePROTEASEDDown 19: Reproductive activity described by euphemism - or in a coarse way?BRUTALLYDDown 22: Inhabitants of Kazan start a riotTATARSDDown 23: Have trouble containing disease and thus let oneself downABSEILDDown 24: Live with Rupert?BEARDDown 25: Musical instrument not unknown in Japanese cityKOTODDown 27: It's a horrible old Indian customSATI