The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 15th July 2022 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 15th July 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Excessive exploitation very nearly blocks riverOVERUSEAAcross 5: More costly Father Ted given modern lookUPDATEDAAcross 10: Worry about cutting paperFRETAAcross 11: Padding over where arm's held close to bodyUPHOLSTERYAAcross 12: McIlroy’s first club covered constant tiny distanceMICRONAAcross 13: Refreshed squaddies slept outsideRESTOREDAAcross 14: Trim fruits in different heapsSHIPSHAPEAAcross 16: Fit ground inside city? That’s cleverNIFTYAAcross 17: Do without extra small prune left overSPAREAAcross 19: Former coach's conscientious commitmentDILIGENCEAAcross 23: Designs using fine wood particlesFASHIONSAAcross 24: Case section of canal Egypt addedLOCKETAAcross 26: Drills maybe two poles or rocksPOWERTOOLSAAcross 27: Make up time lost in first classA-ONEAAcross 28: Wheels shy tourist now and thenCASTORSAAcross 29: Modified an obsolete piano brought inADAPTEDDDown 2: Japan referee lives in new hotelVARNISHDDown 3: It goes round and round most of North Island cityROTORDDown 4: One of five arrivals in small church a supporter thereSQUINCHDDown 6: European sophisticationPOLISHDDown 7: Sanction unit in renovated art houseAUTHORISEDDown 8: Heading across France occasionally to find graveEARNESTDDown 9: Fixing TV show could make others happierTHEREPAIRSHOPDDown 15: When out of cash, workers split wrapping paperPARCHMENTDDown 18: Architect left one instrumentPIANOLADDown 20: Badly sullied?ILL-USEDDDown 21: Sanitise lists Anglicans put outsideCLEANSEDDown 22: Harry a competitor in the CruciblePOTTERDDown 25: Vice perhaps affected inspiring studentCLAMP