The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 15th August 2022 There are 13 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 15th August 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Having toilet break, quietly kept in touchINTHELOOPAAcross 10: Edge past river; this one?RHONEAAcross 11: Nob's name entered in fifth rankGRANDEEAAcross 12: Be fussy in dealing with infestationNITPICKAAcross 13: French boy using English measureEMILEAAcross 14: Would-be regicide, chap goes two ways in speechGUY FAWKESAAcross 16: Old Mac from croft developed novel smallholdingCOLDCOMFORTFARMAAcross 19: No longer a priest? Fabulous — was really good!DEFROCKEDAAcross 21: Threat of proper illumination?PERILAAcross 22: Initially ready to please, suffering setbackRELAPSEAAcross 23: Hate speech perhaps gets Mike arrested by police with violencePOLEMICAAcross 24: Preferred a thing from ParisCHOSEAAcross 25: One dumped on old aircraft — time to see another worldEXOPLANETDDown 1: Reserved arena and sportingly foughtRINGFENCEDDDown 2: Sporting trial includes children's game: come on, young lady!ATTAGIRLDDown 3: Interfere in award to be announcedMEDDLEDDown 4: Appear depressed, but work through debilitating conditionMOPEDDown 5: Rely on this unwritten promise? Goodness!UPONMYWORDDDown 6: Lengthen pamphlet after person making regular cutsPROTRACTDDown 7: Hi there, Richard: Hamlet knew himYORICKDDown 8: Quick look as dog is heardPEEKDDown 14: In a match, goalie who has grouse to nurseGAMEKEEPERDDown 15: Tacitly agreed to break heartless spy — no difficultySIMPLICITYDDown 17: No participant in the betting, but one rakes it inCROUPIERDDown 18: Bad feeling, as I'm taken in by a mateACRIMONYDDown 20: Idle autumn: nothing before onset of winterFALLOWDDown 21: Drinking beer, work steadily but dimlyPALELYDDown 22: Cut of meat for shelfRACKDDown 23: One of two bound for powerPROP