The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 3rd July 2014 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 3rd July 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Spring put an end to gameHOPSCOTCHAAcross 6: Caught offensive characterCRANKAAcross 9: Many fit in lodgeDWELLAAcross 10: Saw about very small worker for profitADVANTAGEAAcross 11: Fondness for costly staff in hospital departmentENDEARMENTAAcross 12: Was familiar with Kingsley's first novelKNEWAAcross 14: Cavalry danceLANCERSAAcross 15: Time husband should careTHOUGHTAAcross 17: Unrestrained tirade about a politicianRAMPANTAAcross 19: Dandified? Swimmer keeps nothing very quiet!FOPPISHAAcross 20: Tuck in a sweatshirtEATSAAcross 22: Detention of nationalist leader interrupts funeralINTERNMENTAAcross 25: Weighty foreign product contains bronzeIMPORTANTAAcross 26: Ward off state terrorism, initiallyAVERTAAcross 27: Ride around island in ItalyTURINAAcross 28: Little girl meets poet in the chemistDISPENSERDDown 1: Vegetation that's hard to trimHEDGEDDown 2: Another name for dopy men, US stylePSEUDONYMDDown 3: Pass to the side for securityCOLLATERALDDown 4: Injuries in Sumatra disasterTRAUMASDDown 5: Place of safety with books for deprived individualHAVE-NOTDDown 6: Beat honoured actor heartlesslyCANEDDown 7: Once more making a profitAGAINDDown 8: Guard to glance over timepieceKEEPWATCHDDown 13: Writer settled in advance to make amendsCOMPENSATEDDown 14: Thief dressed in scarletLARCENISTDDown 16: Frank lugs Elsie aroundGUILELESSDDown 18: A king died under military vehicle? The mug!TANKARDDDown 19: It's safe to break up for holidaysFIESTASDDown 21: Narrow strip by riverTAPERDDown 23: Trade union gains prominence in schoolTUTORDDown 24: Press clubIRON