The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 27th July 2022 There are 14 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 27th July 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Stiffen precious material, naturally preserved for Tudor courtSTAR CHAMBERAAcross 9: Noble champion and mate having a rowPALADINAAcross 10: Display for announcer reporting traffic tailback?AUTOCUEAAcross 11: Rail link — cretin trashed it years laterINTERCITYAAcross 12: I failed to pick up that energy-packed cerealWHEATAAcross 13: Left overGONEAAcross 14: Renovator tipped varnish to restore front of mantelMODERNISERAAcross 16: Peer at actor, desperately holding teacher backARISTOCRATAAcross 19: One king flanked by others in churchKIRKAAcross 20: Article by naturalist, primarily about birdsAVIANAAcross 21: Old Caledonians initially join a league comprising 8 sidesOCTAGONALAAcross 23: Indigenous American's trousers not quite acceptableCHINOOKAAcross 24: Square on which Parisian supplies drugQUININEAAcross 25: Hard setter on the Guardian ultimately supporting applicationENFORCEMENTDDown 1: Desert in 5, housing in it to gradually disappear, perhapsSPLIT INFINITIVEDDown 2: One putting on left-wing prosecutor's rebuffedADDERDDown 3: Screen regularly to exclude rejected currencyCENTIMODDown 4: Examine reverse of Turner? Yes, surprisinglyANALYSEDDown 5: Tossing boat in which we see bird landBOTSWANADDown 6: One aims for space playing cricket in tests, bagging duckROCKET SCIENTISTDDown 7: Measuring device, which we bank on at Easter time?SPRING BALANCEDDown 8: Kestrel there flying round lake, confusedlyHELTER-SKELTERDDown 15: Spectators' place not available for rugby playerSTANDOFFDDown 17: Having taken wine in church, rector's burstingCHOCKERDDown 18: A northern wood said to be of great ageANTIQUEDDown 22: Filth, say, rising across borderGRIME