The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Thursday, 6th June 2019

There are 15 across clues and 10 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 6th June 2019. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 8:	Cigarette covering to break away	SPLITOFF
AAcross 9:	Come from a stream back-to-front
AAcross 10:	About to get tax break
AAcross 11:	Seizing queen with kiss, her partner loses face
AAcross 12:	Female characters in the United Nations	EDNA
AAcross 13:	Flying in Hackney's hair-raising?
AAcross 15:	Twirling arms and moving leg to show affection
AAcross 16:	Inauspicious literary work by Bill
AAcross 18:	Biblical event which is thought to be true
AAcross 19:	On which to sit, or stand nearly upright
AAcross 20:	Soldier's bound to store paper in present place
AAcross 20:	Soldier's bound to store paper in present place
AAcross 22:	DIY nut working without order
AAcross 23:	Smelly plant leaves large on a fungus
AAcross 24:	Beginning to solicit, these people pick up farm workers
DDown 1:	Spear thrown over rocks to try new activities	SPREADONESWINGS
DDown 2:	Vigorously approve of crooks kidnapping French drunk	LIKEGANGBUSTERS
DDown 3:	Rubbish records about love by Wham!
DDown 4:	Flings with a couple of fellows affected behaviour
DDown 5:	Women clad in cooler colour
DDown 6:	Politician Brits execrate violently online	BREXITSECRETARY
DDown 7:	Paper that's still popular and good quality	EVENINGSTANDARD
DDown 14:	Agreements to work wearing prostheses
DDown 17:	Feeble desire to capture little monkey
DDown 21:	A white pawn