The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 25th July 2016 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 25th July 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Remove a coat — or more!STRIPOFFAAcross 5: He takes lead in playDANIELAAcross 9: In pre-Rome's constitution they were the rulersEMPERORSAAcross 10: My work in charge of those limited in their outlookMYOPICAAcross 12: Point to go into in affluent German stateREICHAAcross 13: Revolver may be used when approaching big gameTURNSTILEAAcross 14: No, when one's thought about itONREFLECTIONAAcross 18: Where unmarried person's records go, one after another?INSINGLEFILEAAcross 21: Victor or William?CONQUERORAAcross 23: One way to apply a finish to educationEXPELAAcross 24: The presidio cynically admits stupidityIDIOCYAAcross 25: First phase of Stone Age buildingSTAGEONEAAcross 26: Index needed for a digital computer?FINGERAAcross 27: Bless me! A strange get-togetherASSEMBLEDDown 1: Cattle drivesSTEERSDDown 2: Given help, salesman got out of debtREPAIDDDown 3: Ruined temple right in the way, nobody turns upPARTHENONDDown 4: He's responsible for the navy's ships — also drifters driftingFIRSTSEALORDDDown 6: Beast of burden goes round by deep gorgeABYSSDDown 7: Bad spirit permissible — it goes without sayingIMPLICITDDown 8: Upholders of the Christian wordLECTERNSDDown 11: Increases in cooked tripe for salePROLIFERATESDDown 15: Officer has association with us at workCOLLEAGUEDDown 16: Monkey business involving the head of military intelligenceMISCHIEFDDown 17: A northern cousin seen out in South American capitalASUNCIONDDown 19: Assurance that dad is about to see doctorAPLOMBDDown 20: Charge exorbitantly for a warm woollen coatFLEECEDDown 22: Cryptic clue about northern relativeUNCLE