The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 1st July 2022 There are 14 across clues and 10 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 1st July 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Religious text worthily translatedHOLY WRITAAcross 9: Lusty husband later becoming grossEARTHYAAcross 10: Bends over in barsSTOOPSAAcross 11: Source of electricity not new in providing illuminationLIGHTINGAAcross 12: Kiss a little, turning head awayPECKAAcross 13: I note holy man is longing to be laughingINSTITCHESAAcross 15: Reckon US author is to marryBETROTHAAcross 16: Drug I take during a tripASPIRINAAcross 18: Many a retiree, say, gets a bittern hatchling?BABY BOOMERAAcross 19: Zero energy? Source of hydroelectricityNILEAAcross 20: Gold metal reflected information identifying gasNITROGENAAcross 22: Electronic pioneer keeping in farmyard soundsMOOINGAAcross 23: Visiting many places in Canadian province for usON TOURAAcross 24: Fiddled, printing stuff in 'dead tree' versionTINKEREDDDown 1: Victims of wars less involved with negotiator about end to confrontationLOSTGENERATIONSDDown 2: Having determination to show authorship rests between pirate and criminalBY HOOK OR BY CROOKDDown 3: Experts over piece of meat bringing in one to make hamPROSCIUTTODDown 4: In confusion as to how some tax avoidance schemes operate?AT A LOSSDDown 5: Austrian composer about to enter another European country after upsetBERGDDown 6: No pottery income redirected, without which there may be some 'accidents'!PROTECTIONMONEYDDown 7: Offshore figure, one blocking direct defamationCHANNELISLANDERDDown 14: Meaning to play guitar for a time — or a flute?INSTRUMENTDDown 17: Put out and mostly worried about blokeEMANATEDDown 21: Board game roundly omitting content that's graphicGORY