The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 9th June 2005 There are 15 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 9th June 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Prospect of snarl-up at start of White Queen's ruleJAMTOMORROWAAcross 9: Portentous mantra intoned by one with common senseOMINOUSAAcross 10: Previous story line includes one great deedEXPLOITAAcross 11: Braved this awful time in the forestWITHSTOODAAcross 12: Copper can interposeCUT-INAAcross 12: Copper can interposeCUTINAAcross 13: Russian leader liable to be wholly engrossedRAPTAAcross 14: Fast man entering small residence, becoming cruelRELENTLESSAAcross 16: Desultory help about painting the bog over in GeordielandHARTLEPOOLAAcross 19: Manage to turn back time, not hardCOPEAAcross 20: Fibre leads to incontinence, say the latest expertsISTLEAAcross 21: Poor egghead Eric's sex regime can be exhaustingEXERCISESAAcross 23: One over the eight following the sign of the beastLEONINEAAcross 24: Woman doctor's game about to take one's fancyENAMOURAAcross 25: Pedestrian bit of drama?STREETSCENEDDown 1: Manoeuvres to provide hip replacements?JOINTOPERATIONSDDown 2: Gets tied up for months with soldiers on boardMOORSDDown 3: Towards the land of the unsettled hero sonONSHOREDDown 4: Genteel interruption of poem about clergyman getting up lateOVERDUEDDown 5: Knock a big town's greedRAPACITYDDown 6: Favourites of the Olympians?WHOMTHEGODSLOVEDDown 7: Battle of words, the Lib versionBOSWORTH FIELDDDown 8: A heavyweight, Elsie's out on the river taking it easyATONESLEISUREDDown 15: Remote participation of a defaulter I organisedULTERIORDDown 17: Go back after parking to take the leadPRECEDEDDown 18: Keys for beginnersOPENERSDDown 22: Derrick hurried into churchCRANE