The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 4th July 2019 There are 13 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 4th July 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 5: Writer pockets tenpence piece in the cinemaBIOPICAAcross 6: Ally in war zone shows weapon thereNAPALMAAcross 9: Group receiving right fareBRUNCHAAcross 10: Figure seizing hotel involved in fund-raiserTELETHONAAcross 11: Rude message arranged to include sign of affectionSEXTAAcross 12: What's always very cool way to follow hairstylesPERMAFROSTAAcross 13: Left chap kind of cross about English classification of the across solutions?PORTMANTEAUAAcross 18: Guy with pet, one with leg breakSTAYCATIONAAcross 21: Speaker pens line, about to publish onlineBLOGAAcross 22: British country church, in which men bondBROMANCEAAcross 23: Porridge maybe in breakfasts it complementsSITCOMAAcross 24: Political crisis took hold, overwhelming monarchBREXITAAcross 25: Ugly little creature welcomes electronic information about make-upGENOMEDDown 1: Officer playing rotten old hornCORNETTODDown 2: Accident to an extent interrupting planMISHAPDDown 3: How post gets around vegetable market, according to SpoonerMAILCARTDDown 4: Clergyman to go off with fool to the northPASTORDDown 5: Carried nothing in islandBORNEODDown 7: A boring wet leftyMAOISTDDown 8: Aren't diesel trains made to last?ETERNALISEDDDown 14: During work, drops greasy productTRAIN OILDDown 15: Drive in range, with ball cutting inAMBITIONDDown 16: Beating cheers up hard little boyATHROBDDown 17: Second sort of wine is sourMOROSEDDown 19: Chatter about current leader with a stammer on the riseYAMMERDDown 20: Not a single compiler scoffedNOSHED