The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 3rd July 2012 There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 3rd July 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Female player, sort of variant rival to a manMARTINAAAcross 5: Ray has a problem scoffing vegetable end firstSUNBEAMAAcross 9: Wild West action with old, old actorCLINTAAcross 10: Dash back to rescue head of government in China, say — it's painlessANALGESIAAAcross 11: Each of us gets on with feast, heading off with the runsONEANOTHERAAcross 12: A philanderer detailed as missingAWOLAAcross 14: See 1NAVRATILOVAAAcross 18: Dizzy harlot is in public, primarily a socialitePARISHILTONAAcross 21: Politician torn after negotiating with LibyaTONYAAcross 22: Band with the time to focus on beatWATCHSTRAPAAcross 25: Some of the Guardian's tackling European vetoONEINFOURAAcross 26: See 21BLAIRAAcross 27: Developing nation's first uprisingNASCENTAAcross 28: Fabric is old hat after a little timeTEXTILEDDown 1: Over peak of Nepal artist carries head of Caravaggio a very short distanceMICRONDDown 2: Cavalryman pinning a marauderRAIDERDDown 3: Under canvas, head showing resolveINTENTNESSDDown 4: A big stop!AVASTDDown 5: Duplicate record, music, perhaps, under boxSPARE PARTDDown 6: Hard liquor up closeNIGHDDown 7: See 9EASTWOODDDown 8: Tasty singer finding fame with alto, rockingMEAT LOAFDDown 8: Tasty singer finding fame with alto, rockingMEATLOAFDDown 13: Stand before the judge with 6 + 2 bones, nothing less, brokenWITNESS BOXDDown 15: That's all the fuel in the barrel goneVOILATOUTDDown 16: Old bucket before long captivating PMSPITTOONDDown 17: Tenth in line with flipping nice spannersPRINCESSDDown 19: Particular man inspiring clothes — him?ARMANIDDown 20: Seconds taken to clear away plantSPURGEDDown 23: Vehicle bearing a unit of weightCARATDDown 24: See 17ANNE