The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 14th July 2016 There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 14th July 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Treat sadness with pills primarily in jars?ANTIDEPRESSANTSAAcross 9: Match frames to hand painting?FINE ARTAAcross 10: Top one worrying?SWEATERAAcross 11: Make out with dateSEEAAcross 12: Do motorist: drink shows upSCREWDRIVERAAcross 13: Open Hello! — event getting spreadONTHELEVELAAcross 15: Son stops drivers parking right nowASAPAAcross 18: Centre to massage with rub downSANDAAcross 20: Plant with a label and band nameWATERMELONAAcross 23: Order online: ad is about male concerned with length?DIMENSIONALAAcross 25: Court following a lawACTAAcross 26: Sending back case, not opening wine …RETSINAAAcross 27: … check one against another?CHIANTIAAcross 28: Tender working with surgeries?REGISTERED NURSEDDown 1: Baptisms of fire, at the start USA's in roundAFFUSIONSDDown 2: Touching man below beltTANGENTDDown 3: Drive with more speed, no top covering German racing carDRAGSTERDDown 4: Time to look outside cellPETERDDown 5: Masters entry with sheep, most of flock breaking awayELSEWHEREDDown 6: Range Rover, initially following Queen as one shot bearsSIERRADDown 7: Cornish town: its leader is not available for localsNATIVESDDown 8: More angry really about royalSORERDDown 14: Remove poster found in Morecambe by end of JuneERADICATEDDown 16: Cut up rubbish suitPINSTRIPEDDown 17: Muse close to Lucian smeared with oil paintEMULSIONDDown 19: Security person turned over identificationNAME TAGDDown 19: Security person turned over identificationNAMETAGDDown 21: Student and lecturer to make most of timeLEARNERDDown 22: One pegs out pantsUNDIESDDown 23: Midge swallowed by medic, an artistDURERDDown 24: Hotel in good positionNICHE