The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 6th August 2020 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 6th August 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Leading lady's retreat just after party goes westBALMORALAAcross 9: Here Livingstone found father in main road, car being tailedAFRICAAAcross 10: Develop grand argumentGROWAAcross 11: Child introduced to light music, part of suite?EASYCHAIRSAAcross 12: Sew unlined articles together to form bandageSWATHEAAcross 14: Routers created with British investment less likely to break downROBUSTERAAcross 15: Our bosses reviewed corruption within factionEDITORSAAcross 17: Former hamper missing in displayEXHIBITAAcross 20: Galilean satellite first penetrating ringsCALLISTOAAcross 22: Length initially taken off decorative chainANKLETAAcross 23: Foremost dons moaned about contribution to online addressDOMAIN NAMEAAcross 24: Sporting contest, though there's nothing in itBOUTAAcross 25: Colonel's first to board plane, after troops declineREJECTAAcross 26: Doesn't care for rebellious general Celts butcheredNEGLECTSDDown 1: US agent skirting shaft dropped litterFARROWEDDDown 2: Singular sound of cat getting birdSMEWDDown 3: Abruptly stop talk of ransomsFREEZEDDown 4: Resolution almost lost in course of recoveryCLOSUREDDown 5: Strikers in this game come to blowsMATCHBOXDDown 6: Bachelor scans second item from bakeryBREAD-STICKDDown 6: Bachelor scans second item from bakeryBREADSTICKDDown 7: Wanting courage primarily to stop frightSCARCEDDown 13: It's a little naughty and teasesTITILLATESDDown 16: Consider acquiring inverted nose ringRESONATEDDown 18: Where unionised actors met prejudice?INEQUITYDDown 19: Old Indian currency note turned up, praise beHOSANNADDown 21: Ultimate height of a river that amazes meAPOGEEDDown 22: Exact payment for archdeacon to get old clothesAVENGEDDown 24: Root crop and pulse picked upBEET