The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 28th June 2005 There are 13 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 28th June 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Party whip takes lead, grabbing secretary for excruciating punishmentSTRAPPADOAAcross 10: Runs during game, back lower deckORLOPAAcross 11: Former dictator in the Middle Eastern Republic of IrisIRIDIANAAcross 12: Port getting Ravel drunk when he composed insideLE HAVREAAcross 13: One of a biblical pair, mother to the firstMAGOGAAcross 14: Go round and measure, say, Araucaria's top half, fool!ENCOMPASSAAcross 16: There's a lot more, in fact, in the main car:- female article; gems; and black work unitTIPOFTHEICEBERGAAcross 19: Show-off outdoor singer: "Key indicator of Mozart work in con brio version"COCKROBINAAcross 21: Ship's aid (Issue One) with reverseSONARAAcross 22: Crew cross short sailing boat to see creature coming to a perfunctory endMANX CATAAcross 23: "Country mania" is touring round in the same placeNAMIBIAAAcross 24: Fish river in a rowSPRATAAcross 25: Relating to those people with objective healingONTHEMENDDDown 1: Imagist dispensed with act - lacking ability to focusASTIGMATICDDown 2: Getting to be in need of a prompt reaction to drought?DRYING UPDDown 3: Well set fashion house eventSPRINGDDown 4: The biggest of the canvas carriers (medium) is not commonly found round mother'sMAINDDown 5: See 3COLLECTIONDDown 6: Uppity head, one interrupting house's exuberant friendlinessBONHOMIEDDown 7: Debut of Bernard "Leaving the Country" Manning, perhapsOLIVIADDown 8: Foil the closing of valve to make waterEPEEDDown 14: See 21EXHIBITIONDDown 15: He keeps a much less mature person shifting 500 drugs a daySUGAR DADDYDDown 17: Wildness is terribly erotic in farm yard entrancesFEROCITYDDown 18: Dignified death, clutching gold pieceENNOBLEDDDown 20: Yellow informerCANARYDDown 21: One who reckons showing off is an arty academic eventSUMMERDDown 22: See 4MASTDDown 23: To an unholy allianceNATO