The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 1st August 2011 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 1st August 2011. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Quite vain, to be bluntPOINTLESSAAcross 6: Work in church and you may wear itCOPEAAcross 8: Giant firm states no profit is takenCOLOSSUSAAcross 9: WWII field marshal gains military medal in new roleROMMELAAcross 10: A tense assembly of university governorsSENATEAAcross 11: Thumbs up for it!APPROVALAAcross 12: Beat nervous tensionSTRESSAAcross 15: A compulsory turnoutEVICTIONAAcross 16: Equestrian discipline is a habit that comes with timeDRESSAGEAAcross 19: Decorate without a central point and it becomes gaudyGARISHAAcross 21: Run caused by panic in the stock market?STAMPEDEAAcross 22: Judge gives fools directionASSESSAAcross 24: Burning a mark on a horseABLAZEAAcross 25: Current keeping river very warmTROPICALAAcross 26: Tax it out of frivolityLEVYAAcross 27: Blow makes market reelTRADE WINDDDown 1: Be under professional scrutinyPROBEDDown 2: One extremely behind schedule in divorceISOLATEDDown 3: Head of state moves to centre, showing discriminationTASTEDDown 4: Trap seen, ran off!ENSNAREDDown 5: Young lad subtracting initially, then multiplyingSTRIPLINGDDown 6: Behave well — or have romp around in bed!COMPORTDDown 7: Teardrops shed for hungry animalsPREDATORSDDown 13: Go on board deckTURNTABLEDDown 14: What the bank has to say of your account?STATEMENTDDown 17: Survey the whole lot with a girlSUMMARYDDown 18: Let care be arranged for tragic femaleELECTRADDown 20: A cross in Italy shows where a composer is buriedROSSINIDDown 22: Left in a unit entirely without supportALONEDDown 23: Said to have remained soberSTAID