The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 27th July 2018 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 27th July 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Get stricter reporting on match: "Ahead by a big margin"TIGHTEN UPAAcross 6: Girl, to become wife, runs outMARYAAcross 8: East Germany without any changes for the betterGAMESTERAAcross 9: Girl overwhelmed by rattle — perhaps it makes a loud noiseTANNOYAAcross 10: Perhaps girl dancing in cage is harlot?GEISHAAAcross 11: People like Nero in Rome, always heading back after goldEMPERORSAAcross 12: Girl and boy married with prayer bookMISSALAAcross 15: Boatman might try this to catch girl: "Want to get excited?"TRAWLINGAAcross 16: Boy slips out, perhapsPOSSIBLYAAcross 19: Boy that is getting backing for Votes for WomenLADIESAAcross 21: August: one month before April, unusually around end of JuneIMPERIALAAcross 22: As a married woman, her organisation procures an end to injustice in damsel, perhapsWIFELYAAcross 24: Girl seen in series of articlesANTHEAAAcross 25: Native American ritual for boy, say, and reformed churchSUN DANCEAAcross 26: Foremost of girl's relatives always nurturingGRANAAcross 27: New in! Percy worked with another boy to put into codeENCRYPTEDDDown 1: The lassie is not even a flirtTEASEDDown 2: Ill-informed judgments have visitors losing time around the Home CountiesGUESSESDDown 3: Heartless teenager in meal featuring tropical fishTETRADDown 4: Boy and not boyNORBERTDDown 5: Party leader built up a fabrication to provide securityPUTUPBAILDDown 6: Boatman's really odd, being neither animal nor vegetableMINERALDDown 7: For cultivation, ordering a New World flowerRIO GRANDEDDown 13: One who digs heavy metal in club, either boy or girl, sayIRONMINERDDown 14: Translated article about principal of using barrels to deliver oilLUBRICATEDDown 17: Boy makes move in dance with girlSTEPHENDDown 18: "The young get nutrients from this cola" — Sky broadcastYOLK SACDDown 20: Boy, handy without being challengingDEFIANTDDown 22: Girl, to become wife, keeps name at end of ceremonyWENDYDDown 23: Fastened shoes with raised designLACED