The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 15th July 2010 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 15th July 2010. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Creeping around is reptilianDINOSAURAAcross 9: A threepenny performance?OPERAAAcross 10: Something arborists care about?ACERAAcross 11: As in Egypt or the area around Jordan, sayMIDDLE EASTAAcross 12: Admiral found in holdNELSONAAcross 14: They listen to Chequers …AUDITORSAAcross 15: … a quiet place for getting more rounds in?RETREATAAcross 17: Like lords wearing — er! — denim?ERMINEDAAcross 20: Acrobatic leap performed around Taunton, saySOMERSETAAcross 22: Some birds in full flight? Wrong!SINFULAAcross 23: They don't pull punches: one dying in hospitalBARTENDERSAAcross 24: A defensive all-rounderMOATAAcross 25: Kelly's family inheritance?GENESAAcross 26: Woman sorts out the best playersMAESTROSDDown 1: I'd secret plan to be separateDISCRETEDDown 2: Old treasure, an old penny shortHOARDDown 3: Opera sung by Miranda?CARMENDDown 4: Cricketer, British spinner? No, the complete opposite!BRADMANDDown 5: Miner clutches daughter, one involved in a crashCOLLIDERDDown 6: Ordinary user of zebrasPEDESTRIANDDown 7: Cabling her was awkwardHAWSERDDown 13: Green mineral found in winding trackSERPENTINEDDown 16: Criminal enjoying a blaze of publicity!ARSONISTDDown 18: Amulet or another one that matchesEMULATORDDown 19: Runners organised in some schoolsSTREAMSDDown 21: Royal house without an Aga?ORANGEDDown 22: One of Chekhov's trio, first in short seriesSISTERDDown 24: Speck revealed by drug after testMOTE