The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 24th July 2015 There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 24th July 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Attack tools for singing stripper?POLEMICAAcross 5: Using speed, isn't he a criminal?IN HASTEAAcross 9: Gangster's contracted to find chickenCAPONAAcross 10: Bubbly dictator's trouble with phantom limbCHAMPAGNEAAcross 11: Leave clueless directors supporting plankFLOOR BOARDAAcross 11: Leave clueless directors supporting plankFLOORBOARDAAcross 12: Type of house almost set by busy roadSEMIAAcross 14: Dip sailors faceTARTAR SAUCEAAcross 18: Title chosen for release that's yet to come outINTHECLOSETAAcross 21: Bit the royal we love? Cheers!IOTAAAcross 22: I supply its targetsSTRATEGISTAAcross 25: Studying race on the go with tips to lay jockeysETHNOLOGYAAcross 26: Lead, perhaps, from last 14 letters?METALAAcross 27: Push to remove the hacksDEPRESSAAcross 28: Do not sell in shopsTELLSONDDown 1: Quick to round on condition that's still troublePACIFYDDown 2: American cops off with females leaving German poodleLAPDOGDDown 3: Young Conservatives? It's replaced smaller groupsMINORITIESDDown 4: Daisy sounded out by stutterer in treeCACAODDown 5: With it, artist flips and brings up behindIN ARREARSDDown 6: Part of why person's puffingHYPEDDown 7: Enlisted and helped the deaf in the gods?SIGNEDUPDDown 8: Cosmetic damage finally gets the old shipEYELINERDDown 13: Not changing temps — one's female, but ____ ? Almost!ISOTHERMALDDown 15: Pops one of them in later, so seen after treatmentRELATIONSDDown 16: Row about short tape — daughter shares bonus featureDIVIDENDDDown 17: What operator might do to foolSTITCHUPDDown 19: Welcome to America for breakHIATUSDDown 20: Taken by thieves that upset one lot selling hidesSTOLENDDown 23: Top airline also dropping Japan (it's so far!)AS YETDDown 24: Dorset castle, overlooking king's churchCOFE