The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 18th July 2018 There are 13 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 18th July 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: No common ground — it's elementaryRARE EARTHAAcross 10: Hit with fine out on call — policy open to criticismINTHEAAcross 11: Receives inside information about savingsNEST EGGAAcross 12: Balance on turning is outstandingRESIDUEAAcross 13: Warn distant relative over displayALERTAAcross 14: Used chops past their sell-by date? Not happyHACKEDOFFAAcross 16: Old privilege of rank sure intrigued? Do elaborate!DROITDUSEIGNEURAAcross 19: Once virtue finally gone, sense saint might show itNASTINESSAAcross 21: Mature player originally employed by French FARIPENAAcross 22: Keen to meet Lothario, tell an alarming lieCRYWOLFAAcross 23: Fan in slap keeping close to Joe Cocker?SPANIELAAcross 24: Quite — beginner's struggling with German poetALLENAAcross 25: Brown allies as a body angered by BlairORWELLIANDDown 1: Press people help imprisoned groupIRON MAIDENDDown 2: Theatrical duke's assets turned theatre roundPROSPERODDown 3: Order cream — what's in it?BEHESTDDown 4: King stops to shoot crowBRAGDDown 5: After fighting, Archers' cat gets cardsCHARACTERSDDown 6: See 24GINSBERGDDown 7: Boss's moon in workshopSTUDIODDown 8: Garden party is chance to talkFETEDDown 14: After a short time, follow rivals around churchHOUSE OF GODDDown 15: See 10FIRING LINEDDown 17: Briefly flash queen wearing one's hatTRICORNEDDown 18: Clear in past — parking permittedEXPLICITDDown 20: Doctor calls scurvy ultimately a danger to sailorsSCYLLADDown 21: Is that right about colleague fighting?REALLYDDown 22: Clubs taken in countryCHADDDown 23: Cut, saying nothing at firstSAWN