The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 10th August 2015 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 10th August 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Appreciative watcher gives tongueCLAPPERAAcross 5: Miss tea when involved in paintingMATISSEAAcross 9: Excuse for party in capitalALIBIAAcross 10: If results go astray, efforts may well beFRUITLESSAAcross 11: Make use of one's time at homeMAISONETTEAAcross 12: What you have here, say, is for hanging a hammockCLEWAAcross 14: Charge rates, otherwise someone will attend uninvitedGATECRASHERAAcross 18: Suit for naval officersQUARTERDECKAAcross 21: Bird rears othersAUKSAAcross 22: Daughter is accused, but let offDISCHARGEDAAcross 25: Femme fatale — one working for a time on her hairTEMPTRESSAAcross 26: Junk food?TRIPEAAcross 27: They scout about one side of GlasgowRANGERSAAcross 28: Listener heads home in determined moodEARNESTDDown 1: Charles writing for openingsCHASMSDDown 2: Sharp detectives in rising American intelligence organisationACIDICDDown 3: Can-opener?PRISONGATEDDown 4: General carries sovereign's weaponRIFLEDDown 5: Growing row over a speakerMOUSTACHEDDown 6: System for better transportTOTEDDown 7: Being sly they last outSTEALTHYDDown 8: The way the world goes roundEASTWARDDDown 13: Teacher after a job for a demanding employerTASKMASTERDDown 15: Takes a meal among sailors, though it causes delayTARDINESSDDown 16: He settles without recourse to lawSQUATTERDDown 17: He's unlikely to be found missingMARKSMANDDown 19: Fire when an explosive's not set to start?IGNITEDDown 20: Arrival of a head of department at openingADVENTDDown 23: Status of a holy man in churchCASTEDDown 24: Pen note making a personal complaintSTYE