The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 2nd July 2019 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 2nd July 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Cool monster bananas at the coreINNERMOSTAAcross 10: Employ a drawing technique schemeHATCHAAcross 11: American rock band missing the openingsDOORSAAcross 12: Republican traitor dipped into Green's accountNARRATIVEAAcross 13: A politician opens shelter for bottom dwellerHALIBUTAAcross 14: Emission — tax to the limitEXHAUSTAAcross 17: 'Noble Love': Dior's ultimate sun blockerVISORAAcross 19: Blood types associated with small musclesABSAAcross 20: Revolver with tiltWHEELAAcross 21: Vital energy versus wineCHIANTIAAcross 22: Overindulgent type who gives the game awaySPOILERAAcross 24: One telling stories about Grand Union's first governorREGULATORAAcross 26: Unnamed duck could be anything at allOUGHTAAcross 28: Check recipe appropriated by cookBRAKEAAcross 29: Wilful, per se, Ted's one to put his foot downSPEEDSTERDDown 1: Light that was painful got rid of snakeWINDDDown 2: Large body needs serene old hatUNCOOLDDown 3: Iron Duke's hierarchical inferior, a media tyrantPRESSBARONDDown 4: Hood taking gamble round about the end of ProhibitionBONNETDDown 5: Sports event officials opening courseSTARTERSDDown 6: Bird — try moving back to frontRHEADDown 7: Insolent manner of singer Smith knocking off piano duet badlyATTITUDEDDown 8: Oxford mule?SHOEDDown 13: Temperature settings protecting a very old ruinHAVOCDDown 15: Tell me your modus operandi in a difficult situationHOW-DO-YOU-DODDown 16: Tradesperson put in the spotlight again on getting a riseTILERDDown 18: Artist preserved by mean fish!STINGRAYDDown 19: Searching appraisal makes one drunk cite DTsACID TESTDDown 22: Stones, on the loose, needing new guardSCREENDDown 23: Puts a match to offalLIGHTSDDown 24: Polish end of Grimsby portRUBYDDown 25: Rest day songLIEDDDown 27: Port, in difficulty, relocatesTYRE