The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 12th July 2022 There are 15 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 12th July 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Heartlessly allow bird to suffer — animal!WILD BOARAAcross 5: Divine-like poem one's written during last monthDEIFICAAcross 9: Being shelled, one commando unfortunately gets into difficultyARMADILLOAAcross 11: A pain in the neck about police officerGARDAAAcross 12: Established diary has entry for November evening, Tory leader admittedLONG-STANDINGAAcross 12: Established diary has entry for November evening, Tory leader admittedLONGSTANDINGAAcross 15: Eyes other blokes, discontentedlyORBSAAcross 16: Bird with muscles kept turning round, looking primarily for bouncerTENNIS BALLAAcross 18: Sort out high night ratesSTRAIGHTENAAcross 19: Right to compare with deposed king?LIENAAcross 21: Have a go and weigh it! Rival uncertainGIVE IT A WHIRLAAcross 24: Divine creature in Mile End shop not revealing nameERATOAAcross 25: Starts panicking about money and also about drinksSMOOTHIESAAcross 26: Believer cross at robberyTHEISTAAcross 27: Had nothing to do with key getting cutESCHEWEDDDown 1: Accept wife's appreciation of musicWEARDDown 2: Writer of letter US prosecutor dismissedLAMBDDown 3: Ordered a book about criminalBADLOTDDown 4: Fighting here in North WalesAT LOGGERHEADSDDown 6: That is upsetting about BBC boss — untouchable but showing nervesEDGINESSDDown 7: Laminate used for worktops — police workers supply itFORMIC ACIDDDown 8: Maybe a Guardian feature about German child replacedCHANGELINGDDown 10: Waiting nervously for outcome, swimming not the snookerONTENTERHOOKSDDown 13: Family spokesman's reckoned he'd be staying with themHOUSE GUESTDDown 13: Family spokesman's reckoned he'd be staying with themHOUSEGUESTDDown 14: Granada finally supply Bieber with a TV contractABBREVIATEDDown 17: Relationships in trouble over independence issueLIAISONSDDown 20: Butt of lowbrow gag — poor fellowWRETCHDDown 22: Look at half a dozen we sent overVIEWDDown 23: Journalist over the pond taken advantage ofUSED