The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 16th July 2019 There are 15 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 16th July 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Idle miners come first regarding 1984?NUMERICAAcross 8: 'Bird training's no good!', you shout at homePENGUINAAcross 9: Children go back to front on slideSKIDAAcross 10: A loud bird gets egg on timeAFTERNOONAAcross 12: Building hospital by a riverHOUSEAAcross 13: Small boys go crazy over shelled peas and vegetablesSOYBEANSAAcross 15: Coat's a hit with detached hoodMACKAAcross 16: Pretentious person dupes drunkPSEUDAAcross 17: Club wants women to gain advantageEDGEAAcross 18: Externally, bishop wearing stole produces a bibleTEXTBOOKAAcross 20: Speedy shipsFLEETAAcross 21: Great flow under constructionWONDERFULAAcross 22: Cultivated part of flower, trimming both sidesTAMEAAcross 24: Oblong — a shape for a sausage?BOLOGNAAAcross 25: Drink bitter from start to finish? Just storiesRUMOURSDDown 1: Tooth job, one out for you, sayTUSKDDown 2: Deal endlessly with Germany over zilch? It's doomed to failureDEAD DUCKDDown 3: I'm taken aback by fashion — it's an illusionMIRAGEDDown 4: Was unfaithful to Elizabeth to begin with at Derby raceBETRAYEDDDown 5: Fellow left foreign exchange discountIGNOREDDown 6: 750 grammes resting on new oven?KILNDDown 11: Worth mentioning old Labour leader's upset over special summitTOSPEAKOFDDown 12: Cat steals last of Stilton from paradiseHEAVEDDown 14: Perhaps Lancelot ousts king in the darkNIGHTDDown 16: Soundly in favour of young people as they build musclePROTEINSDDown 17: Reagan's campaign slogan's a little bit negative!ELECTRONDDown 19: Dances with Nato abstainers?TANGOSDDown 20: Halt! After small change to starter, I'm stuffedFULLUPDDown 21: Comedian to court daughterWOODDDown 23: Extra serious weather problem ends terribly for planetMARS