The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 20th July 2022 There are 17 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 20th July 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Tired wife prepared cake to be eaten by husband and daughterWHACKEDAAcross 5: Footballer's out wide after fine touchesFINGERSAAcross 10: Damn rodents!RATSAAcross 11: Attendant to cook sardines (not in pan)STEWARDESSAAcross 12: Back in the past I had successful recordsHITSAAcross 13: Sang like a pig?SQUEALEDAAcross 14: County ignoring Number 10 about Latin being basicESSENTIALAAcross 16: Photographs stolen in secondsSHOTSAAcross 17: Pick up metal for a bargainSTEALAAcross 19: Work hard in America after start of exam, worried it's complexELABORATEAAcross 23: Overconfident people — Ernie, Ritchie and Fawkes?WISEGUYSAAcross 24: Wears DayGlo necklaces on vacationDONSAAcross 25: Sportsmen untroubled by heat?QUALIFIERSAAcross 26: Arranged for servant's deliveryMADEAAcross 27: Victor learned to extract uranium for green stonesVERDITEAAcross 28: It's on the captain to equip teamARM BANDAAcross 28: It's on the captain to equip teamARMBANDDDown 2: Male's acting struggles with screen villainsHEAVIESDDown 3: Conservative fool stopped by European lawsuitsCASESDDown 4: Most convenient direction around? That's southEASIESTDDown 6: High flyer is buying limousine, say, for allICARUSDDown 7: Grandpa entertaining party over sponsor?GODFATHERDDown 8: Consider secret plan to conceal some moneyRESPECTDDown 9: Her best lead is lost then found againREESTABLISHEDDDown 15: Celebrity in magazine with diamonds like teeth?ENAMELLEDDDown 18: Words of praise for butter I spreadTRIBUTEDDown 20: Prizefighter is sure rib is crackedBRUISERDDown 21: Aware of melody above noiseTUNEDINDDown 22: Dismissed one putting on paper clothesOUTFITDDown 24: March 2nd: class to retire from military serviceDEMOB