The Guardian Everyman Answers - Sunday, 6th August 2017 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Everyman crossword on Sunday, 6th August 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Everyman AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Pull back, defended by bullets and dronesSLUGGARDSAAcross 6: Annoying person with love for saucePESTOAAcross 9: Tree in a small enclosureASPENAAcross 10: Most disobedient? Sure, until reformedUNRULIESTAAcross 11: Fun? Worker perhaps worries about various kindsBEERANDSKITTLESAAcross 12: Note and support thrust in messageTELEGRAMAAcross 15: Hesitation in lead about to cause collisionBUMPAAcross 16: Speaker's beginning? Give upCEDEAAcross 17: Join knight in step showing restraintPATIENCEAAcross 20: Elated, excited to hold pet for nowONTOPOFTHEWORLDAAcross 23: Incidental topic in publication backing teamSIDEISSUEAAcross 24: Belief expressed with energy in shelterTENETAAcross 25: Party longing for respected figureDOYENAAcross 26: Cause of devastation in ancient city surrounded by endless wastelandDESTROYERDDown 1: Unworthy sailor first to board? Nervous about thatSHABBYDDown 2: Church damaged and left in penury, damaged as never beforeUNPRECEDENTEDLYDDown 3: Information on contents of boat in portGENOADDown 4: Ring with piece of advice about river excursionROUND TRIPDDown 4: Ring with piece of advice about river excursionROUNDTRIPDDown 5: Say nothing about king in film about ogreSHREKDDown 6: Friend with a piece of furniture that's pleasingPALATABLEDDown 7: Fashion designer in centre sat calmly workingSTELLAMCCARTNEYDDown 8: Basket emptied into river? That's stupidOBTUSEDDown 13: Politician put in effort, right away, to obtain freedomEXEMPTIONDDown 14: Tangle with learner in game that's uniqueMATCHLESSDDown 18: Elegant plot, if speedy, having lost regular charactersPOISEDDDown 19: One working on paper painted it orange in partEDITORDDown 21: Combined force, not newFUSEDDDown 22: Alien upset in struggle to become liquidWATER