The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 7th August 2017 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 7th August 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: After disturbance, centre court's crowd finally gets composed againRECONSTRUCTEDAAcross 10: Fixer to note: this is lacking muscle toneHYPOTONICAAcross 11: Prank on the Queen makes one very crossRAGERAAcross 12: Nest I had established in student organisationNIDUSAAcross 13: Only for blokes, girl shows sluggishnessSTAGNANCYAAcross 14: After meal, left university to tidy upUNEATENAAcross 16: Editor turning to drink, one with last word?DECIDERAAcross 18: More than one saw some tot misbehavingMOTTOESAAcross 20: End of term, when book's to be returned?DUE DATEAAcross 21: Revolting man, who's a bit of a gameJACKSTRAWAAcross 23: Corn — that which is full of energy?WHEATAAcross 24: Graduate school first to get low gradeGAMMAAAcross 25: Sea god, grabbing English princess, attempted seductionTRIEDITONAAcross 26: Where a summary may be found, theoreticallyINTHEABSTRACTDDown 2: No longer taking exercise, one in depression needed to get fitEXPEDIENTDDown 3: Conspirator established a ring for revolutionOATESDDown 4: King, consumed by evils, becomes understoodSINKSINDDown 5: Might he be cruelly construed as Darwin's arch kid?RICHARDDDown 6: Story of church fellow in charge, having drink, losing headCHRONICLEDDown 7: English spirit? Little left in a Scottish placeELGINDDown 8: Unnamed items, poor devices getting sticky insideTHINGUMMYJIGSDDown 9: Style me angrier type in religious get-togetherPRAYER MEETINGDDown 15: Irish chief's philosophical principle one gets to see through, not rightTAOISEACHDDown 17: System of reasoning set up has frantic hospital missing outDIALECTICDDown 19: Musical passage starts to sound terrific, really exciting to the audienceSTRETTADDown 20: See 5DAWKINSDDown 22: Endless manure thrown over home plantCUMINDDown 23: Sort of bird to deviate, missing northWADER