The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Wednesday, 16th June 2021

There are 12 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 16th June 2021. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 4:	Drink after drink — going topless, very laid back
AAcross 6:	False name employed in evident chicanery
AAcross 9:	Latin song by tenor: The Cowboy's Accessory
AAcross 10:	Aircraft manufacturer, Dr Kee's manoeuvring guide
AAcross 11:	Farewell drink interrupts Victor's speech
AAcross 15:	Roll along clumsily? Not ruled out when short of oxygen
AAcross 17:	Elder's after nook for ornamental garden feature
AAcross 18:	Suppression of college at one time associated with mental disorder
AAcross 22:	Force instrument on ex-vice president — no pressure!
AAcross 23:	Tip: one has to be cut for a salad ingredient
AAcross 24:	Sid's snapped flower — calamity!
AAcross 25:	Holds up part of theatre
DDown 1:	Pun about helper working as a volunteer?
DDown 2:	Consumed by fashionable South African furniture, one's voracious
DDown 3:	Bent figure study, extremely clunky
DDown 4:	It's vital swimming in rough sea to look forward with relish to good food
DDown 5:	Oil production in South American country's very risky
DDown 7:	Nick, having very old wife, finally says: 'Enter a nunnery!'
DDown 8:	Free up king's ceremonial weapon
DDown 12:	Snogged after party, Jersey-style?	CREWNECKED
DDown 13:	Right time to burst above the ground, like a tube
DDown 14:	After exploit, the woman's down
DDown 16:	Slim, stop crushing Rex!
DDown 19:	Advanced, gaining ground initially — hour's duration
DDown 20:	Keen to back singer
DDown 21:	See 7