The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 14th July 2022 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 14th July 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Trouble: money mislaid at the back of inspector's carriages — it ends in Lost PropertyDISTRAINTAAcross 8: Died before becoming a poetDANTEAAcross 9: Scarlet woman in court, English: her name?CHARLOTTEAAcross 10: Desperate man welcomes four in bedDIVANAAcross 12: Heraldic beast with very strange nameWYVERNAAcross 13: Turner sketched a general, partly from the rearRENEGADEAAcross 14: Something relaxing brought over, for example teaMASSAGEAAcross 17: Humble Catholic hasn't lost any fingersCHASTENAAcross 20: Stretch of water for which rower perhaps needs love and energyBLUE NILEAAcross 22: Even money, in truthSMOOTHAAcross 24: Regret loss of earth washed off mountainsMOURNAAcross 25: Pounds a bit short, saving one in case for a significant eventMILESTONEAAcross 26: Loud breather chucked awayFLUNGAAcross 27: In teeming rain, a compiler put on shirt: will this keep it off?TARPAULINDDown 1: Is it possible he could be heard? Great!MIGHTYDDown 2: Like streakers, dodging about to avoid capture at lastSTARKERSDDown 3: Deep red jumper chap's shut awayMAROONDDown 4: Routine disturbed awaiting deliveryIN UTERODDown 5: Python finally slithering by fencePALINGDDown 6: Getting stand with legs well spaced, led off with violinSTRADDLEDDown 11: Island one wouldn't yield, if extremely resoluteINCHDDown 15: Comprehensive college?ALLSOULSDDown 16: Ghastly ingrained dirt finally wipedGRIMDDown 18: Quick way to make Brie?SHORTCUTDDown 19: Bird, large one about to be caged?PELICANDDown 21: Wrong sort of knightERRANTDDown 22: Grumpy companion, underhand, about to go upSLEEPYDDown 23: Boy reporter's stint inexcusably deficientTINTIN