The Guardian Quick Answers - Wednesday, 20th July 2022 There are 13 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Quick crossword on Wednesday, 20th July 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quick AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Just — almost notSCARCELYAAcross 5: LaunderWASHAAcross 5: LaunderWASH.AAcross 9: Black tea from north-east IndiaASSAMAAcross 10: Mercury and silver alloy still used by some dentists to fill cavitiesAMALGAMAAcross 11: It's pressed when you don't want to wake upSNOOZEBUTTONAAcross 13: Large bookVOLUMEAAcross 14: German toastPROSITAAcross 17: Like life?NATURALISTICAAcross 20: Most ventilatedAIRIESTAAcross 21: Unit of liquid capacity (though not in the UK of beer)LITREAAcross 22: Keep the engine running when stationaryIDLEAAcross 23: WetnessMOISTUREDDown 1: InfluenceSWAYDDown 2: Store for arms and ammunitionARSENALDDown 3: Free trade area with no tariffsCOMMON MARKETDDown 4: Brexiteer?LEAVERDDown 6: Lingo of a particular groupARGOTDDown 7: All Earth's inhabitantsHUMANITYDDown 8: Major post-Christmas events for shopaholicsJANUARYSALESDDown 12: One who seduces and exploits young women — eg anvils (anag)SVENGALIDDown 15: Japanese treatment involving pressure with the fingers to points on the body — as hit us (anag)SHIATSUDDown 16: Three sheets to the windBLOTTODDown 18: Austrian state, capital InnsbruckTYROLDDown 19: Humorous image, video or short text that spreads rapidly by internetMEME