The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 6th August 2018 There are 15 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 6th August 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Fabric obtained from male sheepBUCKRAMAAcross 8: Mentally unbalanced setter joining most of staff in place to have a drinkBIPOLARAAcross 9: Rush meal by riverTEARAAcross 10: Long to get hold of narrow piece of clothPINSTRIPEAAcross 12: Hard up family found in vacated squatSKINTAAcross 13: Prepared to look for a partner that's fashionableUP-TO-DATEAAcross 15: Mine hard substancePITHAAcross 16: Be inclined to adopt summer's latest fashionTRENDAAcross 17: Gang found in Cheshire town, reportedlyCREWAAcross 18: Ten dimes sent as depositSEDIMENTAAcross 20: Black stack of building materialBRICKAAcross 21: University in conservative soap opera settingCAMBRIDGEAAcross 22: Money for parties at hospitalDOSHAAcross 24: Bird eating a little green man?MARTIANAAcross 25: Cathy's first to meet girl in charge of Wuthering Heights, sayCLASSICDDown 1: Enormous shade screening top of gardenHUGEDDown 2: Brawl as drink stops sergeant major getting his cocktailSKIRMISHDDown 3: Friend held up favourite brown mothLAPPETDDown 4: One on court in engagement with Djokovic initially is set downDICTATEDDDown 5: Rich source of opals found in new mine close to WitwatersrandMONIEDDDown 6: Get on all right in auditionFAREDDown 11: Disgusted by new American at university not standing!NAUSEATEDDDown 12: Share of extremely substantial diamondsSLICEDDown 14: Time spent making slight modificationTWEAKDDown 16: Couple stop as way to end a game of tennisTIEBREAKDDown 17: Almost cool meal suitable for infantsCHILDISHDDown 19: Prisoner I meant to rescueINMATEDDown 20: German car in which soundly to defeat the FrenchBEETLEDDown 21: Geological deposit found in Jurassic layerCLAYDDown 23: Spain overcomes popular revolutionSPIN