The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 12th July 2018 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 12th July 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Queen of puddings?CHARLOTTEAAcross 6: Say, have you any idea who's the love goddess?JUNOAAcross 8: Mother better organised, chaps devoured by herMAN-EATERAAcross 9: Time on river that captures special momentsCAMERAAAcross 10: Unfortunate windy sound on loo, girl may be heard?WHEEZEAAcross 11: Haunt accommodating lucky character (retired), oh for the bottle!DEMIJOHNAAcross 12: Some steps taken, figured out puzzleJIGSAWAAcross 15: Watch muscle gets into conditionSPECTATEAAcross 16: Matter involving educating appalling children, primarily?TEACHINGAAcross 19: Always playing music, supreme on the fiddle (missing you)SEMPREAAcross 21: Free deer trapped by heartless relationUNBUCKLEAAcross 22: Metal chain, ounce perhaps?FELINEAAcross 24: Cool Belgian briefly spoken?PHLEGMAAcross 25: Something read thus in lectureCLASSICSAAcross 26: Creative wake, say, to see off leaderARTYAAcross 27: In brief drop, royal character getting permission to flyCLEARANCEDDown 1: Pound in money jarCLASHDDown 2: Forever youthful wrinkly gal, see, heading for ScotchAGELESSDDown 3: In general, it helps to be suppleLITHEDDown 4: Ultimately, subject raised stirred up passionate outburstsTIRADESDDown 5: Broken by premier of chefs, code of added ingredients proves a hindranceENCUMBERSDDown 6: Harrier bound to get blackJUMPJETDDown 7: PM once great leader?NORTH STARDDown 13: Arctic hooker, she was scuppered by me, I said?ICEANCHORDDown 14: Rose that needs cutting, heavens mother inspired!WHISKYMACDDown 17: With little manners, curled snakes on top of youCRUDELYDDown 18: Officer in triumph observing Scottish valleyGLENCOEDDown 20: Old curse, fifty squeezed into French accommodation?MALISONDDown 22: Original character in lady encapsulated by bright talentFLAIRDDown 23: Some garden perhaps under final flicker of sun, which shinesNACRE