The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 6th July 2017 There are 17 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 6th July 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Man of strength holds information for painterTITIANAAcross 4: Singer given concession dashed roundSOPRANOAAcross 9: About to enter aircraft carrierFREIGHTERAAcross 10: Old Bob kindly provides balloonSWELLAAcross 11: Change a place in West LondonACT ONAAcross 11: Change a place in West LondonACTONAAcross 12: Performing a poor role unfavourablyINBADPARTAAcross 13: Hugo! Try exotic foodYOGHURTAAcross 15: Chuck set about old clergyman? That's badly done!SHODDYAAcross 17: Encourages catcalls around the streetBOOSTSAAcross 19: Dicky fainted when challengingDEFIANTAAcross 22: In Spanish bar the French demonstrate vocal styleCANTILENAAAcross 24: One getting up in the middle of a flightRISERAAcross 26: Part of Boito's cast in operaTOSCAAAcross 27: Pushing for progressPROMOTIONAAcross 28: Composer's given the Queen the case for carrying a weaponHOLSTERAAcross 29: Looking for a woody plant to train? Try elmMYRTLEDDown 1: Argument with one US jewellerTIFFANYDDown 2: English flower Romeo found in temporary accommodationTRENTDDown 3: Sailors demolished angosturaARGONAUTSDDown 4: Nazi bodyguard about to plagiarise eastern writersSCRIBESDDown 5: Sat and askedPOSEDDDown 6: I left Egyptian city for a girlALEXANDRADDown 7: Recently Oscar got deflated by eggheadOF LATEDDown 8: Hard to control soldier leavingSTRICTDDown 14: Plant the Spanish gardens firstGROUNDSELDDown 16: Tender right-winger makes charitable donationsOFFERTORYDDown 18: Society keener to get cleanerSWEEPERDDown 19: Clergyman receiving company of clergymanDEACONDDown 20: Dramatist has entree cooked with a tiny slice of chervilTERENCEDDown 21: Church supports tax for drinkSCOTCHDDown 23: It's not appropriate to sleep in itINAPTDDown 25: Broke the surface with triathlon leaderSKINT