The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 24th June 2010 There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 24th June 2010. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: With extraordinary charm, old capital smothers a censorLORDCHAMBERLAINAAcross 9: Liable to be detected having forty winksNAPPINGAAcross 10: Lumberjack's picture?WOODCUTAAcross 11: Talk of state?GASAAcross 12: Prevent passing of legislation to reduce police numbers?KILLTHEBILLAAcross 13: Reduced borough with David and Richard playing a duetATTENUATEDAAcross 15: Kings keeping tips on account may be taken abackKNAPAAcross 18: See 15SACKAAcross 20: Actor in the front inside backEDITHEVANSAAcross 23: Play throughout the season in question with everyone going downALLTHATFALLAAcross 25: Keyholder having been fired?ASHAAcross 26: Artist, one writing plays for adults includedPAINTERAAcross 27: One in musical — "The Prince and the Showgirl"?OLIVIERAAcross 28: I enter alliance with Lovelace's new girl, rendering three — which includes 27NATIONALTHEATREDDown 1: Crave drug from receiver of kicks?LONGGRASSDDown 2: Sport that is newly put in storeREPOSITDDown 3: Smart lad's victims of premature count?CHICKENSDDown 4: Backer of good old coinANGELDDown 5: Acknowledges old actor's time with runnersBOWSTREETDDown 6: Island ways being broadcastRHODESDDown 7: Event with lots of bridge?AUCTIONDDown 8: Related to one's origin in South AfricaNATALDDown 14: A mutiny to elevate atmosphere at the 28?AUDITORIADDown 16: God's in attitude that will give a speedy ridePOST-HORSEDDown 16: God's in attitude that will give a speedy ridePOSTHORSEDDown 17: Poet-parson upset CleoVERLAINEDDown 19: Incest upsetting sick musicianCELLISTDDown 21: In painting, an encore given to such as LawrenceARABISTDDown 22: Wodehousian greeting to doctor without coverWHATHODDown 23: Shaker when writer?ASPENDDown 24: A fight, more or lessABOUT