The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 8th July 2020 There are 15 across clues and 19 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 8th July 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Make amends with item reordered previouslyAT ONE TIMEAAcross 10: Flap like wings, 22 downALARMAAcross 11: See 21EIGHTAAcross 12: Odd instances happening all the timeINCESSANTAAcross 13: Back rank chess piece is onWORKINGAAcross 14: Test cricket, for example, filled with pressureINSPECTAAcross 17: Drinks for some toastROUNDAAcross 19: Article shared by heathen, atheist and othersTHEAAcross 20: Bird ingesting large bean or nutCLOCKAAcross 21: Old record sum produced by 13 17 19 20SEVENTYAAcross 22: Change to hymn, inserting line for publicationMONTHLYAAcross 24: Left behind, eschew tea, as we hear, before bedtime?FORGOTTENAAcross 26: Parts of day shared by Brendan and solvers, so to speakHOURSAAcross 28: Kind of 15, one often dirty? It could be cleanSWEEPAAcross 29: Revise rent, I note, or enter into continued possessionRETENTIONDDown 1: Part of 20 that's fine and dandyFACEDDown 2: Solitary man guarding front of goal going into extra timeLONGERDDown 3: Like mounted horse, most capably controlled by jockeyBESTRIDDENDDown 4: Exciting female and I sound like 10 20FIRINGDDown 5: Likely to respond and foolishly create about X's opposite numberREACTIVEDDown 6: Periods of time read from dial? Yes, oddlyDAYSDDown 7: Hot stuff in a bar swallowed by brave personHABANERODDown 8: Issue great healer raisedEMITDDown 13: Angry exchange using weapons second initially pulled outWORDSDDown 15: What moves the middle row in a 22, used when connectedSECOND HANDDDown 15: What moves the middle row in a 22, used when connectedSECONDHANDDDown 16: Wine that's acceptable, if you lose little time opening itTOKAYDDown 18: Lacking experience, one's thrown out of everything and departsUNVERSEDDDown 19: Lovers meeting check out half past nine for this, finallyTRYSTERSDDown 22: Mum is going outside home very littleMINUTEDDown 23: Beauties I perceived in answer crossing this oneHOURISDDown 24: Hand in certain position is shown in paper, dailyFISTDDown 25: Rings from East London — 10 call?OOPSDDown 27: Tiny moving parts visible in old timepieceSAND