The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 27th July 2016 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 27th July 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Tiny little child receiving letter from abroadMINUTEAAcross 4: Priest in tricky situation died, abandonedSCRAPPEDAAcross 9: Amateur's first stitch around bottom of smock is wonkyASKEWAAcross 10: Conservative charged and humiliatedCHASTENEDAAcross 11: Promised to deal with nasty Kent odourUNDERTOOKAAcross 12: Penny rejected dead part of flowerPETALAAcross 13: Doctor arranged yacht trips round islandPSYCHIATRISTAAcross 17: Pleased to get one lariat designed to catch old combatantGLADIATORIALAAcross 20: Debauchee drinking good red stuffROUGEAAcross 21: Sympathetic words for inflexible sopranoHARDLINESAAcross 23: Retired salesman sacked Nelson's workforcePERSONNELAAcross 24: Get the better of unfashionable partyOUTDOAAcross 25: Steered clear of wife tucking into cheese cooked by daughterESCHEWEDAAcross 26: Ready to cover the French correspondent's first exclusiveSELECTDDown 1: Admission of guilt got by copper during dinner with fatherMEA CULPADDown 2: Badly need a key to one way of looking at thingsNAKED EYEDDown 3: Keep going in Felixtowe RoadTOWERDDown 5: Unsophisticated American joke by queen meeting drinks supplierCRACKER-BARRELDDown 6: A tin exploded over old Italian starterANTIPASTODDown 7: Fasten a turnip top to a sweet containerPINATADDown 8: Doctor maintained by benefit gets an easy rideDODDLEDDown 10: Keep swapping joint of meat with coppersCHOPANDCHANGEDDown 14: Plant found in bottomless pit by European with drillHELLEBOREDDown 15: Revolutionary vetting Leonardo's second sketchVIGNETTEDDown 16: Gorbachev's first lass not affected by his policyGLASNOSTDDown 18: Female singer almost gets a milkshakeFRAPPEDDown 19: Explanation of game with brother in chargeRUBRICDDown 22: Free toilets for the Home Counties!LOOSE