The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 17th July 2019 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 17th July 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Hear out visiting minister's political aide, maybePERHAPSAAcross 5: Text manager providing rocks for buildingEDIFICEAAcross 10: God and Eden's downfall rejectedZEUSAAcross 11: A pretty old invader, one of four in VW?ACUTE ANGLEAAcross 12: Sound’s singular featureSTRAITAAcross 13: Fan of wine, he and Bill may get indissolubly lashedDIONYSUSAAcross 14: She foresaw Conservative fool with gunmenCASSANDRAAAcross 16: Warning about wrong packagingSIRENAAcross 17: Angel's using drugs kept in heavy caseHONEYAAcross 19: Play golf with Olympian, getting thrashedPYGMALIONAAcross 23: Bank allowance limits to stopGRADIENTAAcross 24: NASA’s last head initially opted for lunar missionAPOLLOAAcross 26: Dis the criminal fraternityUNDERWORLDAAcross 27: Draw Roger opening noteTOKEAAcross 28: Ancient mariner goes in for each song bookPSALTERAAcross 29: A Romeo longing to hug new colleague hereARACHNEDDown 2: Some start celebrating upcoming Greek playELECTRADDown 3: Landlord, one that's found in bedHOSTADDown 4: Stanhope, minus front, rebuilt as another carriagePHAETONDDown 6: No strong drink served up as Guardian spiritDAEMONDDown 7: Novel finally edited, introducing knight and horseFANNYHILLDDown 8: River sustaining sect's traditional way of lifeCULTUREDDown 9: My tyres burst under ice — whodunnit?MURDER MYSTERYDDown 15: Veronica did a 22 in balloonSPEEDWELLDDown 18: Open University charged very big boss of SkyOURANOSDDown 20: Repairman keeps a snakeMEANDERDDown 21: Crude film that's about a sailorOILSKINDDown 22: Nancy's repeated consent by phone to get rid of wasteWEE-WEEDDown 22: Nancy's repeated consent by phone to get rid of wasteWEEWEEDDown 25: Eye Troy in old imageOPTIC