The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 9th July 2012 There are 16 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 9th July 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Bound to score in this gameHOPSCOTCHAAcross 6: Indicate a suitable victimMARKAAcross 8: Dejected when name is not top of the bill?DOWNCASTAAcross 9: Prescription for success in the kitchenRECIPEAAcross 10: Church is about to suspend innovationCHANGEAAcross 11: Eve's late, perhaps, but gives a liftELEVATESAAcross 12: Master switch for the currentSTREAMAAcross 15: No chores undone in this vesselSCHOONERAAcross 16: Best clothes in tatters after having left to wander aroundGLADRAGSAAcross 19: Former name to cause a stirEXCITEAAcross 21: Made about a thousand to be burnedCREMATEDAAcross 22: One habitually taking things did wrong in lawADDICTAAcross 24: Trendy company needing support?INFIRMAAcross 25: Joins members of the embassy staffATTACHESAAcross 26: Lockers A to G, perhapsKEYSAAcross 27: Monocle is readjusted half a stopSEMICOLONDDown 1: Spirited Dutch painter?HOOCHDDown 2: Coppers must accept an imposed punishmentPENANCEDDown 3: Make cracks on passing fashionCRAZEDDown 4: Is in danger of falling for accountants?TOTTERSDDown 5: Work of a forger, bent but possibly luckyHORSESHOEDDown 6: Can come to play with model construction setMECCANODDown 7: What MPs do about nowREPRESENTDDown 13: Allowance made to new cleanerTOLERANCEDDown 14: When to make me smile at cook?MEALTIMESDDown 17: Two thousand and one in fees? They're not realDUMMIESDDown 18: Weapon of no use at the front?SIDE ARMDDown 18: Weapon of no use at the front?SIDEARMDDown 20: A note added willinglyCODICILDDown 22: Athenian garretATTICDDown 23: How one comes to confessCLEAN