The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 10th August 2017 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 10th August 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Re plan: clear up date using this?PERPETUALAAcross 10: The latest thing notorious 16 announcedCRAZEAAcross 11: Louisianan prison guards just reduced by halfCAJUNAAcross 12: Worker organised love-in, not a normal storyANTINOVELAAcross 13: Lots of notice for this amount of workMANYEARAAcross 14: Current type of beerDRAUGHTAAcross 17: Verne's English physicist deprived of love by sonJULESAAcross 19: Those ending tragic affair mayCRYAAcross 20: Part of grant is ring-fenced for some weeksTISRIAAcross 21: No bother (almost) slicing bread in RioREFUSALAAcross 22: PM protected by detective and special police alarmsDISMAYSAAcross 24: Novel by incomer in its early stagesEMBRYONICAAcross 26: Soft part of foot's become very dryPARCHAAcross 28: Return of public transport turned out wellSMARTAAcross 29: Union leader in fight with editor knocked downAUCTIONEDDDown 1: Energy producers deal with constant depressionOPECDDown 2: Hard worker making veiled threat to PC?TROJANDDown 3: Parties forbid abstentions, each admitting vote's closeBEANFEASTSDDown 4: Foreign worker's phoned appeal to father in Paris?AU PAIRDDown 5: Behind time, heading off in high spiritsELATEDLYDDown 6: Medical check barely sufficient (time lacking)SCANDDown 7: Nevada city girl entertaining starLAS VEGASDDown 8: Famous Swiss countTELLDDown 13: Ex-PM runs over press turning upMAJORDDown 15: One cream primarily applied to injured patients?ANTISEPTICDDown 16: Doubles result in tennis voidedTWINSDDown 18: It provides a bit of help, essentially, at seaLIFEBOATDDown 19: See 9CALENDARDDown 22: Extract essence from processed cod etcDECOCTDDown 23: An old hand's adopting new protective gearAPRONSDDown 24: It's no trouble making regular use of metal, sayEASYDDown 25: Elusive mountain-dweller still singleYETIDDown 27: Obscure papers ambassador's brought roundHIDE