The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 12th July 2017 There are 15 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 12th July 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Help me to get a holidayMAY DAYAAcross 1: Help me to get a holidayMAYDAYAAcross 5: Actors' fees take ballsCASTRATEAAcross 9: Showing resonance not a problemONSCREENAAcross 10: Apprehension in stock markets, initially within 24 hoursDISMAYAAcross 11: Boxer's wee friend to SpoonerMIDDLEWEIGHTAAcross 13: Dressing from clinicMAYOAAcross 14: Festive erections — symptom oddly not seen in menMAYPOLESAAcross 17: Lord providing sword held in both handsLIFE PEERAAcross 18: Bribes storyteller to ignore casualtySOPSAAcross 20: Barking dog isn't suppressed by weapon or trunkLONG-DISTANCEAAcross 23: Sunni organisation welcomes ring of agreementUNISONAAcross 24: Built an oil rig that's not been done beforeORIGINALAAcross 25: Official service covers times gone byMAYORESSAAcross 26: Is allowed to border chaosMAYHEMDDown 2: Isaac Newton's teenage troubleACNEDDown 3: Ask to support alternative comedy, mostly rotDECOMPOSEDDown 4: Gives in returnYIELDSDDown 5: Left to invade African country with armies, not revolutionary massesCONGLOMERATIONSDDown 6: Comments one drops in obliquelySIDEWAYSDDown 7: Dish served by prostituteROSTIDDown 8: Piles of rubbish and rats scurrying by hospital in poor shapeTRASHHEAPSDDown 12: Peeling paint, profit slack, upset, in a stateCALIFORNIADDown 15: Naughty word shocked nicest boyOBSCENITYDDown 16: Intended to underwrite duel odds in challengeDEFIANCEDDown 19: Feeble in companyINFIRMDDown 21: Try to include philosophy deviceGISMODDown 22: Not well done — extraordinary!RARE