The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 17th June 2008 There are 13 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 17th June 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 5: Kind of shark spotted on the ocean floor?CARPETAAcross 6: Draw allowance on the golf courseBORROWAAcross 9: Alas! I'm crazy about sausageSALAMIAAcross 10: Each nut's looseUNCHASTEAAcross 11: Knowing what's in the war chestARCHAAcross 12: Took a hand in reinvented ExchangeINTERVENEDAAcross 13: Its builders caused a stirPRISON HOUSEAAcross 18: Shock after second treatment in the waterBACKSTROKEAAcross 21: Green alcoholic drinkLUSHAAcross 22: Vote against help for husbandCONSERVEAAcross 23: Almost bitter wind from the southAUSTERAAcross 24: One of life's ups and downsSEESAWAAcross 25: Space trips ending in court appearanceASPECTDDown 1: Break for a gillBREATHERDDown 2: Sign of middle-aged vehicleGEMINIDDown 3: Work in harmony and loveCONCERTODDown 4: Where Strauss, say, pops in at Lord's?CREASEDDown 5: Professors misrepresented as rich!CHAIRSDDown 7: Dry piece of willow overhanging riverWITHERDDown 8: They're sported by men at matchesBUTTONHOLESDDown 14: Sat briefly for a timeSATURDAYDDown 15: Poor nameless pedlarsSALESMENDDown 16: The better suits are for officersMAJORSDDown 17: A track up the mountain?ASCENTDDown 19: Fate put me in coffinKISMETDDown 20: Pass away, falling asleepELAPSE