The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 29th July 2016 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 29th July 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Ebbing, a tide keeping down in California cityPASADENAAAcross 9: Male bodybuilder ostensibly starts to become a he-manRAMBOAAcross 10: Dandy bagging large turkeyFLOPAAcross 11: Ground-to-air, false liftRAISEALOFTAAcross 12: Tricky time getting randyTHORNYAAcross 14: Lad with eight shifts came to restALIGHTEDAAcross 15: Old firing range is bandy and randyBOWSHOTAAcross 17: A wine inspiring us beyond love to get randyAROUSEDAAcross 20: Parcel is forced in ventSPIRACLEAAcross 22: As a heretic, worshipping cricket, perhaps?INSECTAAcross 23: Condemn US complex with posh entrance that's not been taken downUNCONSUMEDAAcross 24: See 25POLOAAcross 25: Nothing between brandy and candy for travel writerMARCOAAcross 26: Randy song about rear end of setter, Pasquale?TURNED ONDDown 1: Party overcoming brute without a fussBALLYHOODDown 2: 22 across, toothed thing soaring over head of preyWASPDDown 3: Handy underwear, longing to hold it upNEARBYDDown 4: Dandy, Stanley or Douglas, perhaps?CAPITALDDown 5: Native American landing place, more scaryCREEPIERDDown 6: Possibly one or two in hospital, or around university, in pants?SMALL HOURSDDown 7: English couple after dandy candyTOFFEEDDown 13: Ever so sorry I invested in odd parts of rarest fundsRESERVOIRSDDown 16: In company twice as exceptional, it's a special eventOCCASIONDDown 18: Sit up to collect ring in dishESCALLOPDDown 19: 22 across, stratum ignoring one little bitTERMITEDDown 21: A chart covering North America looking north — country further south?PANAMADDown 22: Nation about right for GandhiINDIRADDown 24: US author Frost ultimately — this?POET