The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 5th July 2017 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 5th July 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Tweeted, like a wagtail quietly absorbedPIPEDAAcross 4: Whole global organisation not workingUNBROKENAAcross 8: Surgery on butt when shots may go astray?TARGET PRACTICEAAcross 10: Flipping hard exercises: Nutmeg's in time and they don't last longEPHEMERAAAcross 11: Sign of new life had excited man of faithBUDDHAAAcross 12: Roughly clean son, to accompaniment of cursingSANDBLASTAAcross 15: Nice tasting bit of pork's spoken aboutSAPIDAAcross 17: Bird nipping tail of margay (a carnivore)HYENAAAcross 18: Saved, having sworn to limit sexDEPOSITEDAAcross 19: Prophet seen in chapel is harmlessELISHAAAcross 21: Misdirected letters from a schemer I don't knowSEARCHMEAAcross 24: Rogue star people ruin Mars, for oneSUPERIOR PLANETAAcross 25: Ram caught in rain most thoroughly whackedWEARIESTAAcross 26: Unproductive end to talks Blair pursuesSTONYDDown 1: Harry's turn to find base for craftsmanPOTTER'S WHEELDDown 2: Fish with spots caught nearer the bottom, maybePERCHANCEDDown 3: Fancy doctor on trial blowing kissDREAMDDown 4: Capital case worker gets controlUPPER HANDDDown 5: Beastly sound from noted vicar's abodeBRAYDDown 6: Tirades from Brutus, lost without Latin for translationOUTBURSTSDDown 7: Hazard hampering Leander's first return to see HeroEL CIDDDown 9: Eg lairds arrived gradually, going from left to rightLANDED GENTRYDDown 13: Every woman's put up with clothing habits at the seasideBEACHWEARDDown 14: Note penned by leading faction for minimal circulationTOP-SECRETDDown 16: Make a start on horse, astride it with child behindPITCH INTODDown 20: Operating without losing initial energyIN USEDDown 22: Bread, a status symbol for the rich?ROLLSDDown 23: Cardinal has predecessor cast in ironFIVE