The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 5th July 2016 There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 5th July 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Sally turned to married big shotBON MOTAAcross 5: Largely tolerate flash womanBEATRICEAAcross 9: Lie about side causing bad feelingFRICTIONAAcross 10: Poor fellow you dumped — what's his name?THINGYAAcross 11: Forced Horse and Hound to act as hostDOTHEHONOURSAAcross 13: Believe no one's keeping calmEVENAAcross 14: Patsy's stolen surveyor's van — these should help with identificationMUGSHOTSAAcross 17: Making an erotic compilationCREATIONAAcross 18: Look equalPEERAAcross 20: Plan to go at sixty — regret abandoning first careerEXITSTRATEGYAAcross 23: Government's wrong about working — you're not, if you have to do thisSIGN ONAAcross 24: Frozen 24 days before Christmas?ICEDOVERAAcross 25: Things better after this run — terribly green beforehandRECOVERYAAcross 26: Little boy's in the toiletTHRONEDDown 2: Blades trio Arsenal boundOARSDDown 3: Madness holding church function in the countryMACEDONIADDown 4: Heartless but correct about ageTHIRTYDDown 5: Defensive way of thinking rubbish — entitle army to go on manoeuvresBUNKER MENTALITYDDown 6: While Henry's involved with singer, I don't like itALTHOUGHDDown 7: Letter home contained moneyRHINODDown 8: Tabs kept by spooks conclusively spying on revolutionary individual like meCIGARETTESDDown 12: Get too aroused by kiss with boob out, reportedlyOVEREXCITEDDown 15: Chance of us saving a bit of money — why hotel this time is cheaperHAPPY HOURDDown 16: Prime Minister can upset European? Not very much!PITTANCEDDown 19: Going down south, wanting to be respectableDECENTDDown 21: Capturing no-good criminal to a TTANGODDown 22: Picked up torch in Swiss cityBERN