The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 12th July 2011 There are 17 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 12th July 2011. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Half of farce is put into waving arms — officialCOMMISSARAAcross 6: Police operation that needs support?BUSTAAcross 8: Card trick takes in the press etcCOMEDIANAAcross 9: Scrap tasteless name dropping, Fish!AFFRAYAAcross 10: Sun on raw woundSNAKEDAAcross 11: Diane's short on Cheddar? Bring it upDISGORGEAAcross 12: One-time royal command variety show performerJESTERAAcross 15: Called in Buffalo BillBANK NOTEAAcross 15: Called in Buffalo BillBANKNOTEAAcross 16: Pepper's top music arrangementCAPSICUMAAcross 19: More before accepting status of sergeant?ENCOREAAcross 21: Fail as a 17 8 to produce someone's breakfast?LAYANEGGAAcross 22: Mediocre, cheap housing place providing child careCRECHEAAcross 24: Sadly died in high-performance car: do you see the irony, put coarsely?GEDDITAAcross 25: Spike, say, the arts and craftsman, stuck in shed — not rightHUMORISTAAcross 26: Be a stoneworker and sleep soundlyKNAPAAcross 27: Sporting centre includes cold refreshment reserveRETICENCEDDown 1: Cold, depressed northern custard pie distributor?CLOWNDDown 2: Only Kitty's reported to be an upstanding neighbourhood watch memberMEERKATDDown 3: Epic film, extremely lacking, upset man of Harlech?ILIADDDown 4: Poor genetic material's turned up flatfishSAND DABDDown 4: Poor genetic material's turned up flatfishSANDDABDDown 5: Tip of putter, wrought, seasoned — just what a good driver needsROAD SENSEDDown 6: In what do you appear naked, nothing on, fool?BUFFOONDDown 7: Butcher initially supplies what 8, 12, 25, 6 down, 17 and 22 down seekSLAUGHTERDDown 13: Magazine heard by ace a mile off northern battle locationEL ALAMEINDDown 14: Southeastern port, otherwise northerly cityROCHESTERDDown 17: An applauding audience will, disconnectedly, for a really good one?STAND-UPDDown 17: An applauding audience will, disconnectedly, for a really good one?STANDUPDDown 18: Male toughs bad for police image?MUG SHOTDDown 18: Male toughs bad for police image?MUGSHOTDDown 20: Against being hugged by the woman wearing prisoner's stripeCHEVRONDDown 22: Rich sulphur extracted from beyond earthCOMICDDown 23: She's, top to toe, East German/Swiss novelistHESSE