The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 19th July 2023 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 19th July 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Don't play the old man — ’e kept giving very unwelcome adviceDROP-DEADAAcross 5: Repeated phrase over in American state — definitelyAFFIRMAAcross 9: Empress with a hold on power last to get strippedAGRIPPINAAAcross 11: Caught president losing head — failed to observe queuing etiquetteCUT-INAAcross 11: Caught president losing head — failed to observe queuing etiquetteCUTINAAcross 12: Blow-by-blow account at first after cast get very angryTHROWAWOBBLYAAcross 15: Marketplace at side of garage — park hereEBAYAAcross 16: Ant and Dec finally speak after two pagesLEAF-CUTTERAAcross 16: Ant and Dec finally speak after two pagesLEAFCUTTERAAcross 18: Gross behind? It's fantastic! Instinct's to visit (her husband's often away)GRASS WIDOWAAcross 19: Two keen to reveal like Harry and Meghan?WOKEAAcross 21: Cons getting signs of approval — nonsense!FIDDLESTICKSAAcross 24: Simple — water's recedingNAIVEAAcross 25: Time to rule heartlessly — destroy!ERADICATEAAcross 26: Crow singing to female rather softly — recital endsSHERYLAAcross 27: Badly affected blonde's retiredBLIGHTEDDDown 1: Bother — nearly late for liftDRATDDown 2: Blades score midway through — no way back for ArsenalOARSDDown 3: Picked up taps oddly found in outbuilding — they may need plumbingDEPTHSDDown 4: Piteous asides about being fatADIPOSE TISSUEDDown 6: It's true corporation employs old dogsbodyFACTOTUMDDown 7: Ban tuition for developing medical procedureINTUBATIONDDown 8: Could be my one guarantee of getting paidMONEY ORDERDDown 10: Formally await release in solitary?AWAYFROMITALLDDown 13: Green investments?HEDGEFUNDSDDown 14: After storm dawned fair everywhereFAR AND WIDEDDown 17: It used to be played for a year out of seasonPSALTERYDDown 20: Spoilsports! Initially one stops Charles doing what he likesSKIINGDDown 22: President leaving Hampstead going west — it's on the front pageMASTDDown 23: See 22HEAD