The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 22nd July 2019 There are 15 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 22nd July 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Ministers always in tearsREVERENDSAAcross 8: I would follow nasty smell that's closeHUMIDAAcross 9: Impromptu test for measles?SPOT-CHECKAAcross 10: Disreputable motor yacht on the waterSEAMYAAcross 12: One gets coverage in MailARMOURAAcross 13: Why repairer is called excessivelyTO A FAULTAAcross 14: Sort of farm that stores electricityBATTERYAAcross 17: Elegant writer's catalogue for pig farmer?STYLISTAAcross 20: Mad to cause vessel to leak?CRACKPOTAAcross 22: Gives a false faceVISAGEAAcross 24: Trim English birdSNIPEAAcross 25: This boy is usually a girlPRINCIPALAAcross 26: One's arrival is a relief for the surgeryLOCUMAAcross 27: Compel to join group of journalistsPRESS GANGAAcross 27: Compel to join group of journalistsPRESSGANGDDown 1: Pelt with dried berriesPEPPERDDown 2: Vegetable better cooked — nothing old should be swallowedBEETROOTDDown 3: These regions are hell!NETHERDDown 4: Bring up empty envelope? Gold coin is insideEDUCATEDDown 5: I found it in GreeceEUREKADDown 6: Points collected on the flyAIRMILESDDown 11: Reportedly did well in exam for historyPASTDDown 15: Drama not rehearsed without planningAT RANDOMDDown 16: In seminar, open binderROPEDDown 18: An abundance of beatingsLASHINGSDDown 19: Dish first cooked on railwaySTIR FRYDDown 21: Avoid responsibility for policeman being dismissedCOP OUTDDown 21: Avoid responsibility for policeman being dismissedCOPOUTDDown 22: Vehicle is hard to make disappearVANISHDDown 23: Old woman tied up in knots?GRANNY