The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 16th June 2009 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 16th June 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Bleat about bread being a 9BANANAAAcross 4: Curve at point on River SpreeBENDERAAcross 9: WC Fields starting to overdose when eating duck as ready meal?CONVENIENCE FOODAAcross 10: Girl having to live roughVIOLETAAcross 11: MP with somewhere to sleep in the city when not workingPRESCOTTAAcross 12: Book referred to with honour in dailiesCHAMBERSAAcross 14: Give it a go for God!SATURNAAcross 15: Drunk like some 9sCANNEDAAcross 18: The whole thing's about serving menENTIRETYAAcross 21: Charts prove an asset, it's said, for an oldbattleshipGRAFSPEEAAcross 22: Clobber soiled for those of a certain ageOLDIESAAcross 24: Like a WC Fields set location?FLUSHINGMEADOWSAAcross 25: Near defeat, finally, at 24 location? We're not out yetCLOSETAAcross 26: See 25QUEENSDDown 1: Lifting a jumper in error is rudeBOORISHDDown 2: What's contemplated is a bit flipping irrelevantNAVELDDown 3: Girl following nose, we hearNANETTEDDown 5: Goes further than former favourites at 24, sayEXCEEDSDDown 6: One producingdischarge from army, initially, in case of deserterDEFECATORDDown 7: Bird set off in company of men going both waysROOSTERDDown 8: Sheep's upset about ram's initial complaintHERPESDDown 13: Show-off's first statement of intentMANIFESTODDown 16: Fibre replacing Lycra in crop topsACRYLICDDown 17: Prevent from having letter about 25 croppedDEPRIVEDDown 18: One of the 26 sat in MG, shortly to come outEMERGEDDown 19: Original "back to nature" author?THOREAUDDown 20: Hols ruined with wet Wednesday in YorkshireTHEOWLSDDown 23: US car's shortened bumperDODGE