The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 9th July 2024 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 9th July 2024. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Second-rate 5s, they’re annoying after the bubble burstsBLISTERSAAcross 9: Entire opening from chess champion’s letter?TOTALAAcross 10: ‘Finally About Us’ from The Rolling StonesGEMSAAcross 11: Putting up with the French in time, otherwise giant outburstTOLERATINGAAcross 12: One dropping off fish?KIPPERAAcross 14: Tool to gently boil Thai rice, primarily to be eatenSTRIMMERAAcross 16: Robot with head of rubber, heart of foil and rear of leadANDROIDAAcross 18: Ancient follower of cricket match isn’t excitedODINISTAAcross 21: One running small peripheral deviceSPRINTERAAcross 23: Drunk, refuse third of vodkaWASTEDAAcross 24: Gain pardon playing instrumentGRAND PIANOAAcross 26: Over £501 billion in account?BILLAAcross 27: Grumpy, say, from battle between Germany and FranceDWARFAAcross 28: Hit record swapped on hard disk imageHOLOGRAMDDown 1: African uplifting song penned by fallen angelALGERIANDDown 2: Requests bottles to be emptied of fluidASKSDDown 3: Improved gamblerBETTERDDown 4: Futile advice to junkie?USELESSDDown 5: Celebrity drummer not quite all thereSTARDDown 6: Reports about Facebook owner installed into medical devicesSTATEMENTSDDown 7: Knight wanting great deal chasing good lookGLANCEDDown 13: Can’t praise naughty petPERSIAN CATDDown 15: Communist in orderly retreatREDDDown 17: Old Scot blows top with new technologyICTDDown 19: Does Dahl work make a pile?SHEDLOADDDown 20: Inspire soldiers to wash outsideBREATHEDDown 22: Even? Odd? Not even close to equality? That’s a travestyPARODYDDown 23: TV doctor’s friend giving up acting entirelyWHOLLYDDown 25: Promotion from flier – 1/3 off!PUFFDDown 26: Bunny heading to gaol in vehicleBUGS