The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 6th July 2016 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 6th July 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Take away journalist found in the ChannelDEDUCTAAcross 4: Accountant pants moving windlassCAPSTANAAcross 9: Coastline developed in partsSECTIONALAAcross 10: Sat in swimming school round the cornerPOSEDAAcross 11: Informed of fighting in A & EAWAREAAcross 12: Simpleton is disorderly or amusingIGNORAMUSAAcross 13: Soldier hurt stillRESTINGAAcross 15: Putting Italian in charge is sillinessLEVITYAAcross 17: Irish lad gets to church for mystical meetingSEANCEAAcross 19: Pageant entertained man of honourGALAHADAAcross 22: One third of German coal is explosiveGELIGNITEAAcross 24: Plane crashed hereNEPALAAcross 26: Time to museERATOAAcross 27: Sober and satisfied, when outside battingCONTINENTAAcross 28: Second year stops logical processesSYSTEMSAAcross 29: Embarrassed about sailor's delayRETARDDDown 1: Misery for some French coupleDESPAIRDDown 2: Father has tea in country houseDACHADDown 3: Canon's study includes liturgy and scriptureCRITERIONDDown 4: Stop the Spanish officerCOLONELDDown 5: Musician is quiet in supporting partPIPERDDown 6: Trial marriage produces international confrontationTEST MATCHDDown 7: Madman claims Pluto is barely seenNUDISTDDown 8: Closure is imminent, when project leader goesENDINGDDown 14: Huge quantities in Slough? See the publicity!SHEDLOADSDDown 16: Virginia's deceptively lenient sweetheartVALENTINEDDown 18: Clearly shows Scene VI is badly writtenEVINCESDDown 19: Garbo hugs man in wedding venueGRETNADDown 20: Acted without deceased becoming bloatedDILATEDDDown 21: Scratching head, go back to exitEGRESSDDown 23: Girl to stray in woodlandGROVEDDown 25: One in a tantrum's a sad subject for a paintingPIETA