The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 3rd June 2009 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 3rd June 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Heavily made-up singer J. Lo also changed nameAL JOLSONAAcross 9: Get bats outside in shadeTINGEAAcross 10: See 26 downSPURAAcross 11: Steer car with carbon deposit — that's beneath a university city!OXFORDCLAYAAcross 12: 15 numbers Charlie rejectedPASS ONAAcross 14: Elected Kitty to appear in 15 showINDICATEAAcross 16: There's nothing better than half going east (see over)THETOPSAAcross 18: Old town house east of Morecambe, comically introduced by JackJERICHOAAcross 21: Chester's boundaries in river hollow over the hillDECREPITAAcross 23: Removed, will they at last reveal if you have a lover?PETALSAAcross 24: Really embarrassing coming to 15MORTIFYINGAAcross 26: Member said to make pictures the old wayLIMNAAcross 27: See 17CLOGSAAcross 28: Without question, Austria's lost expert on tank maintenanceAQUARISTDDown 1: Messy cuff — that's annoying!SLAPDASHDDown 2: See 17YOURDDown 3: Noises off: a legal excuse for not appearing in courtESSOINDDown 4: Entertainment's over: attack 15SNUFF ITDDown 5: Celebrity bass, armed in the main?STARDDown 6: Acrobat's lacy tunic is lacking a bustUNICYCLISTDDown 7: 15 caught reversing without parkingDEPARTDDown 13: Stitching of suit ran out, sadlySUTURATIONDDown 15: WC lacking sides and a spotted thingDIEDDown 17: 15's dated advice to hard up Lancastrian dancer?POPDDown 19: Hams broadcast with flat standard positionHALF-MASTDDown 20: Gaining Oscar, A-list celeb's top wobbled — not complaining!STOICALDDown 22: Bold, failing to start a symphonyEROICADDown 23: Margaret briefly published 15PEGOUTDDown 25: See 5FISHDDown 26: Flower birds almost sound like a Persian?LARK