The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 24th July 2024 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 24th July 2024. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Copier, first character in school to cheat and first in examSCRIBEAAcross 4: Reprimanded for not having bare floorboards?CARPETEDAAcross 9: Very happy performing songON AIRAAcross 10: Pray during early hour of prayer (half dead!)INTERCEDEAAcross 11: Princess’s hubby let loose to destroy?DISMANTLEAAcross 12: Woman with gun? Princess is holding oneANNIEAAcross 13: Across road you and I celebrate Cabinet memberWESSTREETINGAAcross 17: Enable addict to reform – healthy food and drink neededBALANCED DIETAAcross 20: What ’oly people ’ave – bitter drugALOESAAcross 21: Old lover on horrible trip had to pull upEXTIRPATEAAcross 23: Behaviour of fourth character less generous, we hearDEMEANOURAAcross 24: Material concealed by this criminalSCRIMAAcross 25: Manuscript containing silver edgesMARGENTSAAcross 26: Natural weapon of mammal? Insect left with little hesitationANTLERDDown 1: What NI cartographer will do in confrontation?SHOWDOWNDDown 2: Mark again sees stars, being confused combatant finally knocked outREASSESSDDown 3: British graduate goes round old city in old countryBURMADDown 5: Appraiser of work, awfully nice tat, welcomed by writerAUTHENTICATORDDown 6: Had to do with red tape awkwardly restricting homePERTAINEDDDown 7: No more after this – you show agreement, having missed nothingTHEENDDDown 8: Thought this person would get caught in the actDEEMEDDDown 10: Like a couple suffering together in bohemian state, distraughtINTHESAMEBOATDDown 14: Move to see somewhere else?TRANSLATEDDown 15: A lab I run badly, as one who should be doubly listening?BINAURALDDown 16: Flag in vessel crossing riverSTREAMERDDown 18: Managed to perform music initially disorganisedRANDOMDDown 19: Yesteryear’s traitor not popularFORMERDDown 22: Go wrong again with sticky stuff?RESIN