The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 12th July 2024 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 12th July 2024. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: 17 cottage, bolted insideGRANITEAAcross 5: Charge everyone minimal amount, saving millionsIMPEACHAAcross 10: See 16MARKAAcross 11: Where 26 12 goes? Not entirelyUPTOAPOINTAAcross 12: See 26NEEDLEAAcross 13: Two figures, the first of which shortly punched by a bullyTHREATENAAcross 14: Scottish author set off with no idea, might you say?STEVENSONAAcross 16: Written sign, black-skinned cat alongside itDITTOAAcross 17: See 24STONEAAcross 19: Race in the sprawling metropolisETHNICITYAAcross 23: Centre of Poitiers bypassed by beloved oldie in diversion through France?PETANQUEAAcross 24: Figure added to price after email received – that’s on top of building workCOPINGAAcross 26: Massive erection, might that have mummy in stitches!?CLEOPATRASAAcross 27: See 22 DownROOTAAcross 28: More rum and water, say, for long journey?ODYSSEYAAcross 29: Old man has no use for impressive collectionPANOPLYDDown 2: Perhaps compound time in musicalREAGENTDDown 3: Wound, having cut head – in need of dressing?NAKEDDDown 4: A flower in dark colour for spring childTAUREANDDown 6: Little game turned onMEAGREDDown 7: Trump or Putin very soon confined to prison? On the contraryEGOMANIACDDown 8: Sinner opening House of GodCONVENTDDown 9: Modern attribute of generous chap encapsulating sugar daddy?STATE-OF-THE-ARTDDown 15: Temperature ultimately ignored, I load ovens carelessly – burning food?VINDALOOSDDown 18: Swelled, one pulled from drain, exhaustedTREBLEDDDown 20: Island city where someone spotting thief called out?NICOSIADDown 21: Snippet of relevant info I located, covering sheetTIN FOILDDown 21: Snippet of relevant info I located, covering sheetTINFOILDDown 22: Conventional cricketer ninety short of century, say?SQUAREDDown 25: Film of repairman dropping trousers – might this be?PORNO