The Guardian Quick Answers - Friday, 3rd August 2018 There are 12 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Quick crossword on Friday, 3rd August 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quick AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: System for gambling on the Beautiful Game?FOOTBALLPOOLSAAcross 8: Most favourableOPTIMUMAAcross 9: ShelfLEDGEAAcross 10: Person bound to the land and owned by a feudal lordSERFAAcross 11: Marked by moral decayDECADENTAAcross 13: GrowEVOLVEAAcross 14: WhatsitDOODAHAAcross 17: CunningWILINESSAAcross 19: Stare idioticallyGAWPAAcross 21: Second most populous country in the worldINDIAAAcross 22: ProfaneIMPIOUSAAcross 24: Situation where many predatory fish attack a food sourceFEEDINGFRENZYDDown 1: To and ___FRODDown 2: Most populous Canadian provinceONTARIODDown 3: Bash intoBUMPDDown 4: Proverbially clingy molluscLIMPETDDown 5: Kind of fabric with a circular spot pattern (used for teeny-weeny bikinis?)POLKA DOTDDown 6: Elderly personOLDIEDDown 7: Factory with low pay and long working hoursSWEATSHOPDDown 10: CrookedSKEW-WHIFFDDown 10: CrookedSKEWWHIFFDDown 12: Person who tries to force another to do his biddingSVENGALIDDown 15: Coerce someone to do something against their willDRAGOONDDown 16: RequestingASKINGDDown 18: Cottage at the entrance to the grounds of a big houseLODGEDDown 20: GoadSPURDDown 23: Hog houseSTY