The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 28th July 2022 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 28th July 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: I'm out and wandering around top location on Greek islandMOUNTIDAAAcross 9: Kind of pipe that has distributed H2O over reasonable areaHOOKAHAAcross 10: It's a west-facing wine-producing areaASTIAAcross 11: Rudimentary ways in which chess beginner goes on offensive, capturing rooks one by oneCARTTRACKSAAcross 12: Stay behind with one kept in by staff againREMAINAAcross 14: Erasing mildly abusive word about a ConservativeEFFACINGAAcross 15: Politically diverse assembly in no-win situation, liable to fall apartUNTIEDAAcross 17: Announces conditionsSTATESAAcross 20: Liverpool player reportedly was crossing river for epic strugglesSTARWARSAAcross 22: Son in scanty clothing — scanty, indeedSPARSEAAcross 23: Moved suddenly like cat — concoction with cream securedWHIPLASHEDAAcross 24: Put hands out for old portDEALAAcross 25: Like court, or something happening thereATRIALAAcross 26: Solicitously enquire about art fakes put outASKAFTERDDown 1: French philosopher's timeless stuff out of top drawer? Just the oppositeROUSSEAUDDown 2: Not liking broadcaster's pronouncementANTIDDown 3: Old American in Tennessee that may be full of beansTIN CANDDown 4: Assembled portrayal of it, following page just releasedPHOTOFITDDown 5: Not a tie, having broken through for provinceNOVA SCOTIADDown 6: Block article's description of a fragmented regionBALKANDDown 8: A top, not very abbreviated, in cotton fabricAERTEXDDown 13: Like you or me, fudged hard optionANTHROPOIDDDown 16: As tax may be, having set up island — old money welcomeEVADABLEDDown 18: Ostentatiously paraded a call for peace buried by opinion editorSASHAYEDDDown 19: With no end in sight, ask the man why breather isn't okay?ASTHMADDown 21: Temperature upset leaders in Haiti and another tropical islandTAHITIDDown 22: Political allies upset about party? That's a puzzleSUDOKUDDown 24: Section in crowd of fans give bowler a lift?DOFF