The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 3rd August 2017 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 3rd August 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Judge ejects disc jockey, accountant and book reviewerAUDITORAAcross 5: Ungainly, short, very withdrawn cowboysGAUCHOSAAcross 9: Note writer's visiting fatherFIVERAAcross 10: Rob caught Dutch liquor in panSTEEL DRUMAAcross 11: Pitch closed after popular raceINTONATIONAAcross 12: Warning by driver heading left or rightTOOTAAcross 14: Celebrity makes speech about last of his moneyDISTINCTIONAAcross 18: Youth has trouble with classes, I'd sayADOLESCENCEAAcross 21: Note helped after record disappearedHEEDAAcross 22: Issue notes for treble tackling finaleDESCENDANTAAcross 25: A red giant explodes, becoming a dark star, perhaps?TRAGEDIANAAcross 26: It is lost from medical complaint recordENTERAAcross 27: Bring back remaining Danish settlersRESTOREAAcross 28: Note jury not taking sides in old African provinceNATURALDDown 1: Just after A Fine RomanceAFFAIRDDown 2: Give county short noteDEVOTEDDown 3: Note: his red mobile produces gloomy tunesTHRENODIESDDown 4: I take five outside to do test againRESITDDown 5: Pope's choice of Scotsmen?GREGORIANDDown 6: Unprepossessing nasty guy belts lecturerUGLYDDown 7: Wrong keynote doesn't start as overtoneHARMONICDDown 8: Discharge some after second intervalSEMITONEDDown 13: Studio check to televise big matchSCREEN TESTDDown 15: Release includes one volume that's reservedSECRETIVEDDown 16: Supply food, catching the tubeCATHETERDDown 17: Bed in flats, perhaps, yields 24 booksNOTEPADSDDown 19: Lean men service leaderCANTORDDown 20: Pious person learning about alcoholSTEROLDDown 23: Roughly nothing found in notes worksCANONDDown 24: Note clip from home movieMEMO