The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 14th June 2005 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 14th June 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Reason that hat needed for desertINFERTILEAAcross 10: Cross to deface, it goes without sayingMAXIMAAcross 11: Corrupt of French, wrapping king in flagDEPRAVEAAcross 12: Chekhov's turn, relatively speakingSEA GULLAAcross 12: Chekhov's turn, relatively speakingSEAGULLAAcross 13: Time to question the missionTASKAAcross 14: Economist's crew right to enter the raceMILLSTREAMAAcross 16: "I opt to adopt the Establishment with my topper" (Trotsky)ICE PICKAAcross 16: "I opt to adopt the Establishment with my topper" (Trotsky)ICEPICKAAcross 17: Willow-wielding Wizard of OzBRADMANAAcross 19: Glorious Revolution's backers back cult. It revoltedKITCATCLUBAAcross 22: Child support could be cappedKNEEAAcross 24: No stage drunkLEGLESSAAcross 25: Wild party line detailed in salient structureRAVELINAAcross 26: Chosen from the pick, or easily discardedKOREAAAcross 27: Salvages burst tire during cut backRETRIEVESDDown 1: See 3MINDSTHINKALIKEDDown 2: The wrong side of the tracks at Klosters?OFFPISTEDDown 3: Intellectual conformity thus expressed in Mensa link. I'd take right alternativeGREATDDown 4: A Sancho Panza with lateral recoil?SIDEKICKDDown 5: Withstand this creature!WEASELDDown 6: Just left for a "Patria Mia" renderingIMPARTIALDDown 7: Bring six feet upEXHUMEDDown 8: Mean quality of Pooh's brain? Hardly!SMALLMINDEDNESSDDown 15: British America could be left divided, like our parliamentBICAMERALDDown 17: Procuress's tariff uttering bits per secondBAUD RATEDDown 18: Good heavens! He's breathing!MANALIVEDDown 20: A good introduction to Rent-a-Poet!TAGOREDDown 21: Imports a cigar from overthrown presidentCASTRODDown 23: A few have sickness benefitAVAIL