The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 22nd July 2022 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 22nd July 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: To feed starving mutt, this woman's focus — there's nothing from tableMOTHER HUBBARDAAcross 10: Notice accepted by Italian who has work on the way?ROADMANAAcross 11: One entering time that's competitive — not this?TRIVIALAAcross 12: I've strict diet for one apparently leading pack?VEGANAAcross 13: The air crew produces witness caught by shedSEASHANTYAAcross 14: Queen ruled out Observer?NOTERAAcross 16: An afternoon brew, when chap's opening the drink down underTASMAN SEAAAcross 18: Work like 'The Raven'? Put in 'Always' and 'Nevermore', sayOPPOSITESAAcross 19: Trained soldiers repeatedly left deserts aridDRIEDAAcross 20: You shouldn't have eg Yankees bagging our seatsTABOURETSAAcross 23: Sort of inspiration needed to fill guest roomsESTROAAcross 24: Gather 'frisky' college dons do one!GERTCHAAAcross 25: Doing one's nut up?AIRRAGEAAcross 26: Mess duty — my troops ordered to keep volume at a minimumTOPSY-TURVYDOMDDown 2: Fiddle operating, I may have a flutterORANGETIPDDown 3: Secure hours at work including staff here?HUMANDDown 4: Gymnastic exercise gives a person a buzzRINGSDDown 5: Extreme beliefs upset moralist — nothing's left between usULTRAISMSDDown 6: Prohibition restricting entitlement a lot at sunrise?BRIGHTANDDDown 7: 62.5% turn back on time as QueenREIGNDDown 8: Ground chicken pie, of sorts?CRAVENCOTTAGEDDown 9: Pretend not to care about stage work that's pretty incomprehensiblePLAYHARDTOGETDDown 15: See 3RESOURCESDDown 16: Lifelong shoemaker, so devoted?TOTHELASTDDown 17: Something to excite a fan of necking bad French portSAINTMALODDown 21: Donkey women pulled out of holeBURRODDown 22: Movement to adopt the first stepSTAIRDDown 23: See 6EARLY