The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 16th August 2024 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 16th August 2024. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Parts of hierarchical structure close when wanting week offECHELONSAAcross 9: Text written about everyone’s underwearSMALLSAAcross 10: Chance meeting of Liberal and Conservative in countryLUCKAAcross 11: Derestricted final agreement leads to collapseCONCERTINAAAcross 12: Ingenious description of gallery?ARTFULAAcross 14: What makes dreams come true repels me in a way?REM SLEEPAAcross 15: Study tense journalist suffering from depression?DENTEDAAcross 17: Striking man lives next door to a crime bossADONISAAcross 20: Supporter impedes talkshow hostsPEDESTALAAcross 22: Seed mainly spread by South American plantSESAMEAAcross 23: Quickly read ‘Joins in matrimony’ aloud in shockSCANDALISEAAcross 24: Knockout left Henry lying about cause of black eyesKOHLAAcross 25: Member of school ignoring head and going wrongERRINGAAcross 26: Chilling effect on being in vulnerable position financiallyEXPOSUREDDown 1: Received caller’s first question mid-broadcastACQUIREDDDown 2: Try to find person with faith in hearingSEEKDDown 3: Depressed US state good for corporation?LOW-CALDDown 4: Greatly respected guide meets explorer returning from the interiorESTEEMEDDDown 5: Stewed rat eaten by mad English people like usEARTHLINGSDDown 6: Games lesson introducing breathing apparatus for diving activityPLUNGEDDown 8: Ordered to go with railway guardSENTRYDDown 13: Digital protection that’s reduced by using certain files?FINGERNAILDDown 16: Separate established area where animal is foundESTRANGEDDown 18: County welcomes measure of current growth in coastal regionsSAMPHIREDDown 19: Almost every tree is growing at high altitudesALPINEDDown 21: Intrusion prevention mechanism in key address resolution protocols originallyESCARPDDown 22: Member of high society who’s no social climberSHERPADDown 24: Briefly meet notorious bandKISS