The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 25th June 2007 There are 13 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 25th June 2007. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Work on an island operationMANOEUVREAAcross 10: A timber at right angles to a ship's keelABEAMAAcross 11: Pupil starts singing choral arrangementSCHOLARAAcross 12: Holst's work scheme set outPLANETSAAcross 13: Border protest?MARCHAAcross 14: A regiment prepared to shootGERMINATEAAcross 16: Lay out loan for pensionsNONPROFESSIONALAAcross 19: Rich? Well, in France you have change for a souSUMPTUOUSAAcross 21: Weapon that may be attached to a rifleSLINGAAcross 22: List of staff voting to tour Scottish townPAYROLLAAcross 23: Close-up of notability?BIG SHOTAAcross 24: It may be a soap worksOPERAAAcross 25: Express lacking a restaurant car?FASTTRAINDDown 1: At sea, seamen must find diversionsAMUSEMENTSDDown 2: No hunter, but possibly huntedONTHERUNDDown 3: Considerable resources needed to change the lawWEALTHDDown 4: Get a welcome run and declareAVERDDown 5: Opening words?KEYPHRASESDDown 6: A self-effacing action of the JapaneseHARA-KIRIDDown 6: A self-effacing action of the JapaneseHARAKIRIDDown 7: A steep fluctuation in old currencyPESETADDown 8: One member's naughty childrenIMPSDDown 14: The living present?GIFTOFLIFEDDown 15: Teaches a number being introduced to English compositionENLIGNTENSDDown 17: Well-founded desert island with lakeRATIONALDDown 18: As hit by the carpenter reaching the right conclusion?NAILHEADDDown 20: Possibly border on a criminal actMAYHEMDDown 21: Spectacles used by marksmenSIGHTSDDown 22: Plan shows parking placePLOTDDown 23: Beat the unbeatableBEST