The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 16th July 2020 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 16th July 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Island battered in conclusion, brieflyTAHITIAAcross 4: See 22HOWARDAAcross 9: Old African butcher scraping trimmings from plateAMINAAcross 10: Take a risk entering inexperienced driver in race, evil woman not finishingBELL THE CATAAcross 11: Reportedly, Indian drink for 16LASSIEAAcross 12: Pipe blown in cold loo, time to go finallyCLARINETAAcross 13: Pay for rich kid in football gameKEEPYUPPYAAcross 15: See 25EASYAAcross 16: Girl compelled to speak?MAIDAAcross 17: Man in street patient chap records on a Dictaphone?JOE BLOGGSAAcross 21: Put out by charm offensive of an amateur critic?ARMCHAIRAAcross 22: Pile of Yorkshire salt sprinkled on what stuffs chickenCASTLEAAcross 24: Very individual model T range, classic automobile originally collectible?VINTAGECARAAcross 25: How eggs cooked too much like pie?OVERAAcross 26: Timely indicators of Trump's inadequacy?MINUTEAAcross 27: Silly in the extreme dressing dog in blueSMUTTYDDown 1: Turned upside down, issue keeping party dish in a mouldTIMBALEDDown 2: See 26HANDSDDown 3: Picture my heart at bottom of listTABLEAUDDown 5: Criminal on parole perhaps, cut grassOUTLAWDDown 6: A yarn about accountant that's hot and steamyAMERICANODDown 7: Curtains for each in cartDRAPERYDDown 8: Feeding badger, need pot that's sweet and sticky?BLACKPOOLROCKDDown 14: University marketing incorporated collegePRINCETONDDown 16: Revolutionary thinking taking sheep onto busy road heading north?MARXISMDDown 18: Sign inexperienced journalist's written up coarse materialBUCKRAMDDown 19: Those watching destroyer finally torpedoing boatGALLERYDDown 20: Needing to go at once, way to get out directCAUGHTDDown 23: See 20SHORT