The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 22nd June 2009 There are 13 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 22nd June 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Back strike — a rise is most importantPARAMOUNTAAcross 10: Employment of university man of learningUSAGEAAcross 11: Main differences between Iceland and BritainCODWARSAAcross 12: Plant daggers in Capone's backLOBELIAAAcross 13: Alert for change in the futureLATERAAcross 14: First-day covers?FIGLEAVESAAcross 16: Ground troops?TERRITORIAL ARMYAAcross 19: Check power of supportREINFORCEAAcross 21: Returned copies, including one in colourSEPIAAAcross 22: Bone throbbing certain to returnHUMERUSAAcross 23: Dingy church with place in British historyDUNKIRKAAcross 24: There's a great deal to this gameLOTTOAAcross 25: Monitors public transport complaintEYESTRAINDDown 1: Does he take a chance, or just think about it?SPECULATORDDown 2: New director has yet to be paidCREDITORDDown 3: One member bearing harmIMPAIRDDown 4: Projects only just developedJUTSDDown 5: A prison camp child growing upSTALAGMITEDDown 6: Fitness aid for boxer lacking ringDUMBBELLDDown 7: Ballerina cut off a physiologistPAVLOVDDown 8: Thanks be given first for letter from GreeceBETADDown 14: Grows in wavesFLOURISHESDDown 15: Having a heavenly frolic?SKYLARKINGDDown 17: Mean to gather around the portINFERIORDDown 18: Alec rips off reproductionsREPLICASDDown 20: Resident at home with his wifeINMATEDDown 21: Music that's played as composed, not as a variationSONATADDown 22: Derelict vessel may be incredibleHULKDDown 23: An act of duplicity?DUET