The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 4th August 2022

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 4th August 2022. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	While retreating, an ambush is what gets this ancient city state
AAcross 5:	Fall back, everyone, to hide among trees
AAcross 9:	Café noir starts to be served around resort of Agadir Bay
AAcross 10:	Performing with itself?
AAcross 11:	Oscar Wilde's last drama CD a way off
AAcross 13:	Lantern's opening by ten gets wet
AAcross 14:	Prophetic recent letters dispatched from nuclear reactor meltdown
AAcross 17:	Frequently seen within solid walls: carpet and pot?
AAcross 18:	Energy of mob riot
AAcross 20:	Provide support for a foreigner reported to be drunk
AAcross 23:	Take precedence in favour of self
AAcross 24:	Meaning of one politician being 'economical with the truth'
AAcross 25:	Corrupt PM, say, needing your compassion
AAcross 26:	What's in thoughtless use of old material?
DDown 2:	Striptease into underwear for workers?
DDown 3:	Special welcome for Yorkshire cat?
DDown 4:	A gene mutation follows a location for Rhodes
DDown 5:	In America, where an attractive force may be said to act for the capital of Virginia?
DDown 6:	King holding a pen not long ago	LASTYEAR
DDown 7:	What indicates the way for war or revolution
DDown 8:	Party is a natural disaster
DDown 12:	Test centre starts in leaps and bounds with rhetoric
DDown 15:	Order to run my bath — it's apocryphal	URBANMYTH
DDown 16:	Baker's escape?
DDown 16:	Baker's escape?
DDown 19:	Again settled up American youngster's requirement
DDown 21:	Look Conservative leader up and find unpleasant smarmy person
DDown 22:	See 2