The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 21st July 2023 There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 21st July 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Stop being a TV viewer's playthingJACK-IN-THE-BOXAAcross 9: Characters inspired by Benjamin Franklin later onINFRAAAcross 10: Department stores priest runs for one who waitsSOMMELIERAAcross 11: Spooner's child spotted miso ingredientSOYBEANAAcross 12: Satellite broadcaster mostly welcoming new inputSPUTNIKAAcross 13: Peril in the deep sewer, working inside itSEAMONSTERAAcross 15: Say Ivan Toney's shots always rebound? Only the headersTSARAAcross 18: Blunder? If so, bumbler becomes humblerBISHAAcross 19: Ex-president requires hand with task to performMITTERRANDAAcross 22: Legislature's better current tax cutCAPITOLAAcross 24: Rocket leaves now starter for lunch, and swell cakes providedLIFT OFFAAcross 24: Rocket leaves now starter for lunch, and swell cakes providedLIFTOFFAAcross 25: Wanting drive, hate travelling in empty Landcruiser with smoke coming from the backLETHARGICAAcross 26: Bit of hip old cityILIUMAAcross 27: Join in revolution, deposing leader with initiativeENTERPRISINGDDown 1: After a short time, get hold of small items put in the postJIFFYBAGSDDown 2: Ferry operator retaining games supervisorCHAPERONDDown 3: Playmaker's chronic complaint over Everton's wingersIBSENDDown 4: European punching body part — nose gets swollenTUMESCENTDDown 5: For the radio engineer, something beautiful to beholdEYEFULDDown 6: Excerpt from Antonioni's domestic tear-jerker?ONIONDDown 7: Fans of the sauce really tucking into saucesDIPSOSDDown 8: Agent displaying the odds of Burberry receiving fineBROKERDDown 14: Opening of supermarket destroys clothes shop, creating workforce issueSKILLSGAPDDown 16: Shanty about upright character joining navy salt?SEASONINGDDown 17: Grand artist and I squabble about muralist's worksGRAFFITIDDown 18: What's spent on Wall Street banks in large-scale collapseBUCKLEDDown 20: Slag off Guardian setter, turning on a Guardian setterDEFAMEDDown 21: Attack right back in box that's well defendedSTRAFEDDown 23: Reason why waiter may be annoyed around SpikePITONDDown 24: Fruit for Wilhelm I, cutting into large oneLICHI