The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 23rd July 2018 There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 23rd July 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Wife leaving Jack the Lad for dedicated follower of fashionHIPSTERAAcross 5: Band with penny at the end in small amount of prize moneyJACKPOTAAcross 9: Cheer when doctor visits surgeryWHOOPAAcross 10: Comedian sacked by head of austere region of GreeceMACEDONIAAAcross 11: Agent with old anecdote about one in vaultREPOSITORYAAcross 12: Verbal leaders of outspoken rabble are leftiesORALAAcross 14: Vessel containing another meat socially acceptable for ancient kingTUTANKHAMUNAAcross 18: Part of cell released by sumac pollenNUCLEOPLASMAAcross 21: God right to desert French artist?ODINAAcross 22: Refuse to be taken in by swaggering gait of the fashionable setGLITTERATIAAcross 25: Predicament encountered by awfully green go-between …MESSENGERAAcross 26: … caught en route to bedPATCHAAcross 27: Keep going from US city getting southern tradeLAST OUTAAcross 28: Trainees in pubs covering short part of academic yearINTERNSDDown 1: Unusually hard arrow traced to 14's finderHOWARDDDown 2: Reminder for politician to attend closing of parliamentPROMPTDDown 3: Press employee temporarily on vacation to exercise dogTYPESETTERDDown 4: Bank upset over money transferREMITDDown 5: Drink containing calcium and root of acacia treeJACARANDADDown 6: Actor died having lost odd set of principlesCODEDDown 7: Girl supported by both parents has a broad outlookPANORAMADDown 8: Men trial new marking on tennis courtTRAMLINEDDown 13: Waste 11 with slight convexity around top of handle and upturned lidCHAMBERPOTDDown 15: Drug rejected by learner in struggle to be excellentTOP-FLIGHTDDown 15: Drug rejected by learner in struggle to be excellentTOPFLIGHTDDown 16: Easy setter — female — in run-of-the-mill settingINFORMALDDown 17: Doctor sees about fastener for shroudsECLIPSESDDown 19: See 1 downCARTERDDown 20: Simple introduction to solutions to be found in a gridLIGHTSDDown 23: Take supplement primarily found in fish bonesTARSIDDown 24: Construction materials impounded by sensible governmentLEGO