The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 22nd July 2015 There are 17 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 22nd July 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Finished railway after getting doughPASTRYAAcross 4: Fool meets local love poetry writerSAPPHOAAcross 9: Investigate old blockVETOAAcross 10: Diplomacy in, say, a shipSTATECRAFTAAcross 11: Novice appears in the Seraglio in New YorkHARLEMAAcross 12: Turning point for country evangelistLANDMARKAAcross 13: Near to getting depressed? Gets wind up!CLOSE DOWNAAcross 13: Near to getting depressed? Gets wind up!CLOSEDOWNAAcross 15: Boss's endless researchSTUDAAcross 16: Model is bashful grabbing a peeCOPYAAcross 17: Garnish whipped up by the French in earthly paradiseSHANGRI-LAAAcross 21: Partiality gets me in post improperlyNEPOTISMAAcross 22: Power supply has one in distressWIRINGAAcross 24: Deception begs future involvementSUBTERFUGEAAcross 25: Complaint of German leader? Impossible!GOUTAAcross 26: Guard noticed protecting crownSCREENAAcross 27: Passionate earl in dance of deathHEATEDDDown 1: Overwhelm clergyman aboard vesselPREVAILDDown 2: Lower small hoodSCOWLDDown 3: CV deputy head gets to work on againRESUMEDDDown 5: German company meeting a German government is getting onAGEINGDDown 6: Limit of frost accepted by apostlePERIMETERDDown 7: Turned European left-wing? That's proposed!OFFEREDDDown 8: German leader grants time, without hesitation, for dry witGALLOWSHUMOURDDown 14: Consume drink in a secondSUPPORTERDDown 16: Means of payment for said American billsCHEQUESDDown 18: Instantly introduce queen to man out of the runningNOWHEREDDown 19: Laid gun carelessly when relaxedLANGUIDDDown 20: Support civil engineer cut to the quickPIERCEDDown 23: Terror when losing head is appropriateRIGHT