The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 1st July 2010 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 1st July 2010. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Unholy pact due to shake-up at the topCOUP D'ETATAAcross 8: Dragon's lost its heat?SCOLDAAcross 9: Quality of Lord Bragg's speech on aid led to reform being added to agenda, finallyADENOIDALAAcross 10: Community in the bosom of Abraham is holyAMISHAAcross 12: A paper's letters are publishedAPPEARAAcross 13: Judge retired in the Valleys?EXAMINERAAcross 14: Deep and stormy bay — an endless minuteABYSMALAAcross 17: Edits references to bloody deedsREDACTSAAcross 20: American text edited so as to avoid public scrutinyIN CAMERAAAcross 22: Determined to be successful, probably after taking powerPLUCKYAAcross 24: Newspaper for a safe job in the City?THEFTAAcross 25: Disaffected agents join red revolutionESTRANGEDAAcross 26: Newspaper articles on traditional musicRAGASAAcross 27: Dogs (not bitches) don't bark?MALEMUTESDDown 1: Delay of an hour on the way out to Oxford?HOLD UPDDown 1: Delay of an hour on the way out to Oxford?HOLDUPDDown 2: Observer's leader writer on point of candourOPENNESSDDown 3: Mirror restrained, one says? It never happened!DENIERDDown 4: Something to tuck into, a bit of fun, you might say, inside back pageFALAFELDDown 5: Something fishy in letter from Athens, beginning with moneymaking schemeSCAMPIDDown 6: Front page with perhaps "Horse In Tent" cover …FLY SHEETDDown 6: Front page with perhaps "Horse In Tent" cover …FLYSHEETDDown 11: … could be stallion in newspaper reportMALEDDown 15: Silly chap, Spooner, to polish a divan, sayBONEHEADDDown 16: Times backs predecessor of man at the topAPEXDDown 18: Diver (a Pole) takes goldAQUANAUTDDown 19: Sun in shock report! Boatman follows itDAYSTARDDown 21: The Clash produced a very loud version of "Shaft"AFFRAYDDown 22: Drink: shock report!PORTERDDown 23: Guardian retrospective on royaltyKEEPER