The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 5th July 2010 There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 5th July 2010. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Where you may find night-fliers hanging aroundBELFRYAAcross 5: Equestrian ability acquired by the large majoritySAFESEATAAcross 9: Blooming beast of burden has trouble returningCAMELLIAAAcross 10: One's income tax returnREBATEAAcross 11: Savage as DraculaBLOODTHIRSTYAAcross 13: Beaten hollowDENTAAcross 14: Turn in goal and even nearly scoreNINETEENAAcross 17: Meets and collidesRUNSINTOAAcross 18: Put down face to backLAIDAAcross 20: Chef, a true star cooking on French back streetRESTAURATEURAAcross 23: Endlessly ask the advice of a government officialCONSULAAcross 24: Confiscates one thousand sterlingIMPOUNDSAAcross 25: Ancient god cunningly poisonedPOSEIDONAAcross 26: It may be used to sort out a difficult problemRIDDLEDDown 2: Key engineering work in HollandEDAMDDown 3: Feels a bit irritated by trifling annoyancesFLEABITESDDown 4: Colour likely to runYELLOWDDown 5: Cheering up?STANDING OVATIONDDown 6: Strict control for company employeeFIRMHANDDDown 7: Thus three-quarters of the beer is not drunkSOBERDDown 8: Direct opposite of a scholarly exercise?ANTITHESISDDown 12: Decline to leave rubbish for disposalREFUSETOGODDown 15: Convert may avoid the real issueTALKROUNDDDown 16: Showed the flag?UNFURLEDDDown 19: You'd be angry if you lost itTEMPERDDown 21: One of five is unaccountableTASTEDDown 22: I would look up to one that's worshippedIDOL