The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 9th July 2019 There are 17 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 9th July 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Comic friend of Ollie attending party in BelfastSTAND-UPAAcross 1: Comic friend of Ollie attending party in BelfastSTANDUPAAcross 5: In dispute, heard report of expulsionATISHOOAAcross 10: City's form is OK, every now and thenOMSKAAcross 11: One union in debates spouting pious wordsBEATITUDESAAcross 12: Container for ale, mostly dull and plainTUNDRAAAcross 13: Sprinkling part of garden on eastern sideBEDEWINGAAcross 14: Like a prophet travelling once around Rome, sayFARSEEINGAAcross 16: Second-rate 'Strictly' participant entertaining one and all — such may offer fun at Blackpool?BEACHAAcross 17: See 16BALLSAAcross 19: Is brevity so different? Yes!VERBOSITYAAcross 23: Performance by a Kentish rebel not half showing a lot of powerGIGAWATTAAcross 24: See paper suffering setback — get angry about itREGARDAAcross 26: Casual home worker, collecting very little money, starts to complain intenselyINSOUCIANTAAcross 27: Bottle of essential medicament finally disposed ofVIALAAcross 28: Wanting to be like opponents at table competingENVYINGAAcross 29: Recordings of songs introduced by agentREPLAYSDDown 2: Food and drink for entertaining politician leading old cityTEMPURADDown 3: End troubled about a king in the altogetherNAKEDDDown 4: Offence caused by display of buttocks, bishop coming down with angerUMBRAGEDDown 6: Short journey with poem in the TubeTRIODEDDown 7: Friends gathering around wife — after end of troubles they crySQUAWKERSDDown 8: Abuse of cocaine widespread?OCEANICDDown 9: Vehicle on notable run aiming to be eco-friendlyCARBONNEUTRALDDown 15: Strong man turning up, politician dancing and jumpingSALTATORYDDown 18: Tricky navigation — a time one must leave city with a bridgeAVIGNONDDown 20: African people go off into depotBAROTSEDDown 21: Volunteers having to hang around a large area onceTARTARYDDown 22: Boaster's idle talk, something to fool you?GASCONDDown 25: Paid pounds for something at auctionGAVEL