The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 20th June 2006 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 20th June 2006. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Proved difficult to conceal stink with instrumental 21ing device?WASHBOARDAAcross 6: Japanese city's massive aliasOSAKAAAcross 9: Fear resistance coming in lateDREADAAcross 10: No gravy train!SAUCEBOATAAcross 11: 21 can be 21?REPEATABLEAAcross 12: 20 6 down 7, darlingIDOLAAcross 14: Scotsman's beginning half his breakfast with an item of his?SPORRANAAcross 15: Spirit with which a certain Graf covering court runsSPECTREAAcross 17: Stuttering Labour Party returned misfitODDBALLAAcross 19: Start to scoff duff that's deliciousSCRUMMYAAcross 20: Second six balls run smoothlyTICKAAcross 22: Doctor Roger let us put a pin in itTROUSER LEGAAcross 25: Drink a lot in closing bars?CREAM SODAAAcross 26: Meal (having missed starter) that is superior to soleUPPERAAcross 27: Collision of car unintentionalRUN-INAAcross 28: Suggesting fetter, smile!SAYCHEESEDDown 1: Bird call heard in New York diner?WADERDDown 2: Persuaded to keep strong supporting character created by Dickens's penSHEEPFOLDDDown 3: Time to change the locks?BADHAIRDAYDDown 4: Don't vote with a black markABSTAINDDown 5: Man's man?DOUGLASDDown 6: See 20OVERDDown 7: Speeches are permitted, as spokenALOUDDDown 8: Channel broken up by weak batteryARTILLERYDDown 13: Silly old bugger, he's the father of his namesakeGEORGE BUSHDDown 14: Jaguar, perhaps, gets to display evidence of fightSPORTS CARDDown 16: Photographic technique blurring pale itemsTIMELAPSEDDown 18: Domestic god puts on some bits of baconLARDONSDDown 19: Is Mickey Mouse's image so?SQUEAKYDDown 21: See 19CLEANDDown 23: Rival of younger 13 retaining second 13's surname?GORSEDDown 24: Sign 1m off?OMEN