The Guardian Speedy Answers - Sunday, 30th July 2017 There are 12 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Speedy crossword on Sunday, 30th July 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Speedy AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Hemispheres which comprise the principal parts of the brainCEREBRAAAcross 8: Soppy, lachrymoseMAUDLINAAcross 9: Federico ------- (1920-1993), Italian film directorFELLINIAAcross 10: More foppishly fashionableDANDIERAAcross 11: Bit; cut or tear into tiny stripsSHREDAAcross 13: Musket using a slow-burning wick to ignite the chargeMATCHLOCKAAcross 15: Dented pan? (anag)DEPENDANTAAcross 18: Greek author of fables (c 620-560 BC)AESOPAAcross 21: University city of central PortugalCOIMBRAAAcross 22: Oxford philologist and fantasy writer (1892-1973)TOLKIENAAcross 23: Brandy liqueur with almonds or peach, apricot or cherry kernelsRATAFIAAAcross 24: Clear up: courageRESOLVEDDown 1: Strikes with an open handCUFFSDDown 2: One who holds sway and effects governmentRULERDDown 3: Children's game, a variation on catch or tagBLINDMAN'S BUFFDDown 4: DuringAMIDSTDDown 5: Cause a complete reversal of circumstancesTURN THE TABLESDDown 6: Last monthULTIMODDown 7: Arctic jacket: nerdANORAKDDown 12: Apiary abodeHIVEDDown 14: See you later in Rome?CIAODDown 15: Styles or schemes of room layouts and furnishingsDECORSDDown 16: Base of a statue or columnPLINTHDDown 17: Hindu incarnation; embodimentAVATARDDown 19: Turn in a twisting or spinning motion; eddySWIRLDDown 20: Lowest denomination of British currencyPENCE