The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 28th July 2017 There are 16 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 28th July 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Setter admitted to longing for creative workPAINTINGAAcross 9: One Biblical guy or another is with GodELIJAHAAcross 10: Person who treats one powerful familyMEDICIAAcross 12: Where to see batter riseINCREASEAAcross 13: Tea may be served in this posh serviceURNAAcross 14: Nymphs in publicity short on pizzazz?DRYADSAAcross 16: What you're after then, I found in airportSOLUTIONAAcross 17: Delay punishment — might he receive it?TIME LAGAAcross 20: Dirty, like a small lake?TARNISHAAcross 23: Moving a pot with exotic tree in is light workOPERETTAAAcross 24: Say Observer reporter's without vigourWEEKLYAAcross 26: Runner's short jumpSKIAAcross 27: Cool colour preserves special feelingINSTINCTAAcross 28: Returning, a home managed to be a magical placeNARNIAAAcross 31: Light suit's outside garmentSTROBEAAcross 32: Police agent in US gets stuffedFORCEFEDDDown 1: German booze giving you windGALEDDown 2: He's 4 getting dressed in pantihoseANTIDDown 3: Flag raised by country starSIRIUSDDown 4: V. good to be protected by a new saintAGAINSTDDown 5: I confess foreign map contains a clue in errorMEA CULPADDown 6: One trifling poet pens current epistle without hesitationDILETTANTEDDown 7: Abroad, we adopt a custom poorlyNAUSEOUSDDown 11: Period of global revolution ends in deposed Theresa MayDAYDDown 14: Point that's adroit, not at all oddDOTDDown 15: President helping to cover up Republican's deviancyABERRATIONDDown 18: Rascal, by common consent, getting away with itIMPUNITYDDown 19: Was present wrapping from artist cared for?ATTENDEDDDown 21: Sailor's cry, abandoning a boatHOYDDown 22: Old lady needing massage for dogMASTIFFDDown 24: Go after success, being bitterWINTRYDDown 25: Family man short of £1,000KINDDown 29: Hum Gluck's overture out of Iphigenia, sayREEKDDown 30: American who scored heroin leaves busy placesIVES