The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 22nd August 2022 There are 16 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 22nd August 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Leaflet about United Kingdom being more fortunateFLUKIERAAcross 8: Element drunk? That man's round the bendLITHIUMAAcross 9: Our man of letters?PAULAAcross 10: Can see him struggling to equip with armoured vehiclesMECHANISEAAcross 12: Among other things, I learnt design in Italy and AustriaINTERAAcross 13: Girl saves boy living by the seaMARITIMEAAcross 15: Story about fish close to oceanYARNAAcross 16: Excitement of Euripides's last epic novelSPICEAAcross 17: Rub down with a bit of spit to begin withSANDAAcross 18: Stop composer penning endings to round off sonataHOLD FASTAAcross 18: Stop composer penning endings to round off sonataHOLDFASTAAcross 20: Honest fellow managed onset of kleptomaniaFRANKAAcross 21: Candidate's party has moneyCONTENDERAAcross 22: Might they produce tears or tiers?ROWSAAcross 24: Mixture of large men rioting leaving ReadingMELANGEAAcross 25: Trumpeter releases Mountain ManHERBERTDDown 1: See 12 acrossALIADDown 2: Male heir holding box back, containing king's bonesSKELETONDDown 3: Delivery of drink around morningBEAMERDDown 4: I greased wheels in conflictDISAGREEDDown 5: Economy too hot results in Financial Times tipsTHRIFTDDown 6: Ridge directly obscures NorwayDUNEDDown 11: Put away 1000 1000 1000 1 times 500 takes energy?COMMITTEDDDown 12: Number 10 cover up deceived stateIDAHODDown 14: Head of school wears fur coat in capitalMINSKDDown 16: One in fashion pages is very modernSPACE AGEDDown 17: Ringo's exotic buy? A precious stoneSTARRUBYDDown 19: Horse able to be Shakespearean characterDUNCANDDown 20: Cast starting tragedy fail to remember somethingFORGETDDown 21: Gang abandoning base in Cheshire townCREWDDown 23: Woman with gold married a creepWORM