The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 6th July 2012 There are 17 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 6th July 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: It's used in an engine, dispersed into dropsPISTON RODAAcross 6: Filmed drunk outside hotelSHOTAAcross 8: Museum loses millions in bequestHERITAGEAAcross 9: Many in panic found wantingSCARCEAAcross 10: Heathen dropping one's grubGENTLEAAcross 11: I defame a Dominican, for exampleISLANDERAAcross 12: Caught old queen dead drunkCANNEDAAcross 15: Letter put in fireplace reduces to carbonGRAPHITEAAcross 16: Ascetics go round clubs for spiritsESSENCESAAcross 19: Deceive parent wickedlyENTRAPAAcross 21: Riding or playing footballGRIDIRONAAcross 22: Complain to French joiner getting reprimandCARPETAAcross 24: Clandestine faction assimilates scriptureSECRETAAcross 25: A pass in the French gameLA CROSSEAAcross 25: A pass in the French gameLACROSSEAAcross 26: Support postponementSTAYAAcross 27: Cancelled leaflet in a rushRETRACTEDDDown 1: Drill gets girl upsetPEEVEDDown 2: Lad keeps list of cheeseSTILTONDDown 3: Fancy losing new address!ORATEDDown 4: Swimmer put in clink is groggyREELINGDDown 5: Upset Poet Laureate during illnessDISPLEASEDDown 6: Nash cut out to be faithfulSTAUNCHDDown 7: Trunk kept in old car by amateur playersORCHESTRADDown 13: Baron bets foolishly when imbibingABSORBENTDDown 14: Artisan is last month's speakerDECORATORDDown 17: Old tree lay hollowed outELDERLYDDown 18: Underwear makes one tenseSINGLETDDown 20: Assembly sees solicitor grasping vesselTURN OUTDDown 20: Assembly sees solicitor grasping vesselTURNOUTDDown 22: Drink starts to compromise our command over assistantsCOCOADDown 23: Let student off, relievedEASED