The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 2nd August 2016 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 2nd August 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: See 24SPENLOWAAcross 5: See 21THROUGHAAcross 9: Builds up hopes with year for loveHYPESAAcross 10: Drops covers swiftly, Statue of Liberty initially vanishesDISSOLVESAAcross 11: One that doesn't like men is with Schiffer ultimately in filmMISANDRISTAAcross 12: Maybe lady on stage bed is cutDIVAAAcross 14: Cross fan out to get model shotCENTRE SPREADAAcross 18: Copperfield flies around a special locationPRIDE OF PLACEAAcross 21: Rehearsal of Copperfield illusion at Great Wall of China?WALKAAcross 22: So, is a naan bread endlessly chewed with some water?ARABIAN SEAAAcross 25: Pole dancing with sex? Four chargedEXPLOSIVEAAcross 26: One tying both hands around magicianLACERAAcross 27: They guide vehicle in street while reversing?SATNAVSAAcross 28: Hand ring to females and disappearPASS OFFDDown 1: Proposal of sex mostly without chemistrySCHEMEDDown 2: Claudia Schiffer to David Copperfield? Model for show?EXPOSEDDown 3: Fancy Sloanes get leg over in cityLOS ANGELESDDown 4: With individual, German the more openWIDERDDown 5: Creature stuck, caught going swimming over source of oil?TUSK SHELLDDown 6: Run out of shelterROOFDDown 7: United Nations shortly have one escorted — 2dUNVEILEDDDown 8: Hard shackles worn by American's partnersHUSBANDSDDown 13: See 20SPECTACLESDDown 15: Parts of ships with crew topless: Queen is sickTAFFRAILSDDown 16: Puppet series that is missing entertaining frogs?SPAWNERSDDown 17: Swift race here? 50/1 twice placed crossing lineLILLIPUTDDown 19: Flick nutPSYCHODDown 20: Watching assistant as most of Copperfield act's fantasticPAIROFDDown 23: TV's curse? Left during live recordingBLEEPDDown 24: Model poser, briefly 3 down? David Copperfield's partnerDORA