The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 8th June 2005 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 8th June 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Large pot mainly cracked, seen in the garden?PERGOLAAAcross 5: Money given in coin to deacon, initially?STIPENDAAcross 10: Sword drill in general (learner barred)EPEEAAcross 11: A sort of barrier to curb a scoreCHECKPOINTAAcross 12: Hoop of iron - not the orthodox formFRINGEAAcross 13: Try-out is unsatisfactory, not appealing to the localsTOURISTYAAcross 14: Confused order in account associated with cooking?CORIANDERAAcross 16: Former waitress is quite activeNIPPYAAcross 17: Dwelling place hard by the riverHOUSEAAcross 19: Screw up for one brief second in r-runMISMANAGEAAcross 23: Light to remove from settingDISMOUNTAAcross 24: Woman has a house in a dry areaSAHARAAAcross 26: Parties with bit of spread, ie fancy cakes etcPATISSERIEAAcross 27: Meat shown, but not deer, on the way backVEALAAcross 28: Cacophony the party way?DISCORDAAcross 29: They're usually closed at nightEYELIDSDDown 2: Untidy seaport grassESPARTODDown 3: Concerned in the thinking re environmentGREENDDown 4: Support for the Speaker? Could be a book on itLECTERNDDown 6: Accept raiseTAKE-UPDDown 6: Accept raiseTAKEUPDDown 7: Measures taken beforehand in favour of insightPROVISIONDDown 8: Somehow stoop with middle of banner without pausingNONSTOPDDown 9: Understand and take the photoGET THE PICTUREDDown 15: I'm more than a little restlessINSOMNIACDDown 18: Producing figures from paper early on in endless sourceORIGAMIDDown 20: A flower in my upper handMASTERYDDown 21: Flowers for the singer?GARLANDDDown 22: Shortly arranged sub to be collected for the treasurerBURSARDDown 25: Remove the top of the tool for the shedHOVEL