The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 14th June 2006 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 14th June 2006. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Non-churchgoer having to take some of London aunts outRECUSANTAAcross 5: Divide when about to departCLEAVEAAcross 9: One is against having water in soupCONSOMMEAAcross 10: Camouflage protectionSCREENAAcross 12: Novel appearance of African belle?BLACKBEAUTYAAcross 15: Handle free entertainmentTREATAAcross 17: Act pompously, as a disc jockey mayPUT ON AIRSAAcross 18: Seldom see any Old English race representedONCEAYEARAAcross 19: One heavenly body without flightSTAIRAAcross 20: Some footballers getting together?ASSOCIATIONAAcross 24: Crazy writer without hair dressingPOMADEAAcross 25: Prevent attendant going on strikeSTOPPAGEAAcross 26: Tearing strip off sailorRATINGAAcross 27: Least expensive way to get animal into boxCHEAPESTDDown 1: The lowest possible form of music to a ShakespeareanROCK-BOTTOMDDown 2: Steer sick slave to church to get betterCONVALESCEDDown 3: Family capitalSTOCKDDown 4: Less able to feel delight in what operator wanted to knowNUMBERPLEASEDDown 6: Those who have cause to be grateful to fortune: yes? no? perhaps?LUCKYONESDDown 7: Tree associated with one kingACERDDown 8: Worker going up to a point on the mountainETNADDown 11: Sweetmeat for fat CaledonianBUTTERSCOTCHDDown 13: Ruin unusual plaid Ida Lawrence madeDILAPIDATEDDown 14: Contracting is an awful strain on a fellowASTRINGENTDDown 16: Where to take jazz man for an alfresco meal?TEA GARDENDDown 21: The beginning of some unnatural phaseALPHADDown 22: Knocks up boxSPARDDown 23: Obscenity's black spotSMUT