The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 26th July 2013 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 26th July 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Copper pot endlessly cooked nice meal, lacking energyPOLICEMANAAcross 10: Mercury's group on board?QUEENAAcross 11: Chanel's biggest fan might be shyCOCONUTAAcross 12: ’80s band dates ’80s musicianERASUREAAcross 13: Bronze knight, fighting machineTANKAAcross 14: Carbon copies are plastic, due to manufactureDUPLICATESAAcross 15: Argonaut thrown into faraway landACASTUSAAcross 17: Platinum blonde plays any minor role after film's finaleMARILYNAAcross 19: Buff over me in sparkle testEXPERIMENTAAcross 22: Lead man of our timeHEADAAcross 23: Fool swallows ’ard piece of baconLARDOONAAcross 24: Take back miracle cureRECLAIMAAcross 26: Services and repairs audioRITESAAcross 27: Journeyed beyond, round Uranus first, then Earth — spinning and hollowOUTRIDDENDDown 1: They might circle several core planets, after one take-offSPACETRAVELLERSDDown 2: Location of new tiny arrivals, initiallyPLACENTADDown 3: Tin found following small surveySCANDDown 4: Mature as pickled hamsAMATEURSDDown 5: Old 10's above short man's temperANNEALDDown 6: Mark nicks one in four with one on patrolSQUAD CARDDown 7: Solution bottled in litres, ultimatelyRESULTDDown 8: Brown's work for England made sons rebelANGELSANDDEMONSDDown 16: Love to run around island with energy? Not me!TORTOISEDDown 17: Iron, it was forged in my childhoodMINORITYDDown 18: A nautical way to pull fish up by poleLEEWARDSDDown 20: Silver — perhaps small change's rising cost?PIRATEDDown 21: See 17 acrossMONROEDDown 25: Nickel possibly two thirds of Alnico compoundCOIN