The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 23rd June 2000 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 23rd June 2000. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Someone who never wears outNATURISTAAcross 9: They could be involved in a crashCHARASAAcross 10: Girl likely to be heartlessLILYAAcross 11: Jeweller's work could make Cornelia rub, etcGEMCUTTINGAAcross 12: Namely, a hollow red maskVIZARDAAcross 14: Speed created when centre of star drops outCELERITYAAcross 15: Example of where the stick is thickestANAGRAMAAcross 17: Kind of English issuing from big mouth!ESTUARYAAcross 20: Order cream tea? That's steep!MACERATEAAcross 22: Amateur performer of 22 down?LAYMANAAcross 23: Water with jolly blue colourAQUAMARINEAAcross 24: Does the dismissed athlete take it running?JUMPAAcross 25: Turn off! I'd come back greenDIVERTAAcross 26: May the small stone change colour?AMETHYSTDDown 1: Place at Brighton for retired cricketersPAVILIONDDown 2: Girl used in 11 acrossRUBYDDown 3: Put up horse in frisky rideRIGGEDDDown 4: Thomas could first muster up courage for the fightSTOMACHDDown 5: Do they weigh on the conscience?SCRUPLESDDown 6: Where an archbishop keeps his books?CANTERBURYDDown 7: Stone I cut from hewn graniteGARNETDDown 13: A great egg's smashed - stuff for the mixerAGGREGATESDDown 16: Diamonds once formed from very hard sulphurADAMANTSDDown 18: What the highest jumper does at the back?REARMOSTDDown 19: Bird crossing the road?PELICANDDown 21: Leaders of army coup go freeACQUITDDown 22: I*d reel out art-songsLIEDERDDown 24: The Augustus who painted gents?JOHN