The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 19th July 2018 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 19th July 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Player longing to take it overLUTISTAAcross 4: Head's unwelcome visitors forged SEN permitLICENSEAAcross 9: Social promiscuous type likely to be one?PARTYGOERAAcross 10: Which gives travellers a choice of hybrid oxygen-filled X-ray unitsCROSSAAcross 11: Hot rod fans confounded etcAND SOAAcross 12: Come on, tell me what to do with unpalatable food!SPITITOUTAAcross 13: Handle new ex-president in short time, right?MONIKERAAcross 15: It's leaving British frustrated about United's arroganceHUBRISAAcross 17: Writer's first cooker and fancy hatAGATHAAAcross 19: Ideal pot, unhappily one not forthcomingOPTIMUMAAcross 22: Sound barrier? First, Fritz, er, produces shriek?CATERWAULAAcross 24: See 11FORTHAAcross 26: Band knocking back drink, comprehending nothingTROOPAAcross 27: Leaves off using oneDEFOLIANTAAcross 28: Little darlin' playing around IT town in DevonHONITONAAcross 29: City lines: muggins has to go backODESSADDown 1: Appreciated by tender kissersLIP BALMDDown 2: Mentally resigned to go westTIREDDDown 3: Blue plant displaying shoot high upSKYROCKETDDown 4: Regular GIs have houses on the big sideLARGISHDDown 5: Plants do in Guernsey regionCACTIDDown 6: A word like "logo-mines", perhaps?NEOLOGISMDDown 7: Substitute bankers at Zurich centreERSATZDDown 8: Cellist possibly ushering in second tankerBOWSERDDown 14: Near an urban area covering source of gold that might do for retirementNIGHTGOWNDDown 16: Youthful rogue has not much ham, lettuce etc — no secondsBITOFALADDDown 18: Brass concert will have this strandABANDONDDown 19: See 2OFLIFEDDown 20: Gandhi's headgear wrapped by two old ladies?MAHATMADDown 21: Put a stop to drinkSCOTCHDDown 23: Size up a conservatory plant?REPOTDDown 25: See 10ROADS