The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 5th August 2015 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 5th August 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Diminutive royal, formerly said to be drunkKNEE-HIGHAAcross 9: Opposition leader to point out alternativeOPTIONAAcross 10: Sister hides ring that's substantiveNOUNAAcross 11: Measure resonance in aerobatic stuntBARREL ROLLAAcross 12: House opportunist losing spouseCANCERAAcross 14: One giving away drink-containing receptacleBETRAYERAAcross 15: Again perform a recent representationREENACTAAcross 17: Son does simple hairdressing and saves moneySCRIMPSAAcross 20: Prince receives revolutionary plantHAREBELLAAcross 22: Chinese food gained distinctionWON TONAAcross 22: Chinese food gained distinctionWONTONAAcross 23: Dog in Chile grows wildWELSH CORGIAAcross 24: Card in American blackjackCLUBAAcross 25: Anxiety in the familySTRAINAAcross 26: Call ship after capitalist?DUBLINERDDown 1: Find new ways to Vienna, when ramblingINNOVATEDDown 2: Clergyman protects one in retreatDEANDDown 3: Log doctor entering bankTIMBERDDown 4: Angelic beings providing revolutionary massagesCHERUBSDDown 5: Benedictine cites unruly servantDOMESTICDDown 6: Hunger for a bible in the depotSTARVATIONDDown 7: Dog officer over prevaricationCOLLIEDDown 13: Caught Oscar and partner getting lustful with agreementCONSENSUALDDown 16: Half-heartedly remedy smell in streetCRESCENTDDown 18: Solicitor for doctorPROCURERDDown 19: Ruddy amateur in a stateFLORIDADDown 21: A convenience for intermediariesAGENTSDDown 22: A spot near to a place in YorkshireWHITBYDDown 24: Voucher for college buffetCHIT