The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 4th August 2014 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 4th August 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: No hero of football team at homeVILLAINAAcross 5: A right from one US state to anotherKANSASAAcross 9: Where to keep the money when you've made a profitINPOCKETAAcross 10: Compel someone to act as a substitute?MAKE-DOAAcross 12: Subscribed and accepted financial responsibilityUNDERWRITTENAAcross 15: Blunders — gives short changeOVERSIGHTSAAcross 17: Heart-to-heart listenerEARAAcross 19: Low state of mind on departure of daughterMOOAAcross 20: Man of principle made riches the right wayARCHIMEDESAAcross 22: Strong defence, yet speedily brokenSOUND BARRIERAAcross 26: Eye disease — girl catches itIRITISAAcross 27: Fish I caught in a basketBASSINETAAcross 28: Ann set out for a city in FranceNANTESAAcross 29: Pope with aspiration, leading to becoming emperorHADRIANDDown 1: Broadcast live coverageVEILDDown 2: Rounds of drinks?LAPSDDown 3: Head gets most important lead, showing cunningARCHNESSDDown 4: Exact about a point being relatively closeNIECEDDown 6: Scored slowlyADAGIODDown 7: Knots rope with loopsSHEETBENDSDDown 8: Belly jeans, for example?SPOONERISMDDown 11: Light whip for light controlSWITCHDDown 13: A cut above other ranks?COMMISSIONDDown 14: Heads rolled in this French affairREVOLUTIONDDown 16: European composerGERMANDDown 18: Put into liquidation?IMMERSEDDDown 21: Respect number trapped in a sticky situationADMIREDDown 23: Make master, finally a headREACHDDown 24: Not in favour of social worker being put over oneANTIDDown 25: Machine gun nest blown upSTEN