The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 4th July 2023 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 4th July 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Spinner Shane Warne’s head aching: getting out with one maidenWASHING MACHINEAAcross 8: Did rest with skinny latte in centreLEANTAAcross 9: Tag and arrest somebodyNICKNAMEAAcross 11: Nurse and medic treated diseaseENDEMICAAcross 12: Simple one providing food without frills entertaining me, informallyAUSTEREAAcross 13: Pay women to get datesWAGESAAcross 15: Mostly screw, drinking sparkling wine: one could be at mineEXCAVATORAAcross 17: Hurtful points in complaintsILLNESSESAAcross 20: Ford hybridCROSSAAcross 21: Routine intruder? Inspector without lead to cross lineHECKLERAAcross 23: Concerned with duke over Virginia: Queen stands by attackerINVADERAAcross 25: Romeo and Juliet, both principally drunk bottleJEROBOAMAAcross 26: Wash back of woman in springRINSEAAcross 27: Fish in canal almost tricked to bite last of baitATLANTIC SALMONDDown 1: Fighter, eg wrestler (not small), stopped early with woundWELTERWEIGHTDDown 2: Extremely scared around brown bearSTANDDDown 3: Made-up cuties, men swell upINTUMESCEDDown 4: Good style, with profiterole initially missing chocolate fillingGANACHEDDown 5: Old-fashioned spies set up meeting with chiefARCHAICDDown 6: Indicators of hours and seconds?HANDSDDown 7: Deputy close to Gordon Brown also in speechNUMBERTWODDown 10: Ungenerous or liberal: perhaps one does mind job in hospital?NEUROSURGEONDDown 14: 'Grand' and 'most ancient' describe wings of Christopher Wren?GOLDCRESTDDown 16: Charlie always put in credit card the other way roundVICE VERSADDown 18: Deal with kind publicSORT OUTDDown 19: Pick up heavy breathing on microphone, that’s shockingSEISMICDDown 22: Toilet: nothing is cleaner in bathroom?LOOFADDown 24: Daughter at store held up jeansDENIM