The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 12th June 2009 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 12th June 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Nearly sick swallowing a brown and blackSATANICAAcross 5: Prime minister once had to resign in the woodASQUITHAAcross 10: All characters dieCASTAAcross 11: General gets people off the markNATIONWIDEAAcross 12: Offspring holds on to her angelCHERUBAAcross 13: Non-worker directed in a quizABSENTEEAAcross 14: Followers head off to get paymentsADHERENTSAAcross 16: Blue stainDIRTYAAcross 17: It's boring round Iowa, according to this bookDIARYAAcross 19: Dawn's innards?DAYLIGHTSAAcross 23: Mark tries unexpectedly to stretch demandASTERISKAAcross 24: Moderate anger following pump that won't startUMPIREAAcross 26: Fixed cat — vet paid and delightedCAPTIVATEDAAcross 27: You can read this document whichever way you likeDEEDAAcross 28: Contestants' parking needs rowsPLAYERSAAcross 29: Natural but becomes brutal when he joinsARTLESSDDown 2: Embarrassed with cigarette remains in a bedABASHEDDDown 3: Cut festival flowerASTERDDown 4: Glib one could be vileIGNOBLEDDown 6: Makes love in silence but then makes a noiseSWOOSHDDown 7: Relaxing from the world's roundaboutUNWINDINGDDown 8: Sprucest bird fades away withinTIDIESTDDown 9: Small quality potato skins for violent prisonersSTRAITJACKETSDDown 15: Seriously, it's too soon to build a home for the young insideEARNESTLYDDown 18: Set up made from bent tins completelyINSTALLDDown 20: Old music hall star keeping end of turn cleanLAUNDERDDown 21: Sailor captures victimsTARGETSDDown 22: Cutlery for this side of beefSILVERDDown 25: Lever's part of a bell-shaped alarmPEDAL