The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 8th June 2011 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 8th June 2011. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Putting archbishop in hell gets a cheerPLAUDITAAcross 5: Gulf state heard to have nasal problemCATARRHAAcross 9: Big beast suffering cramp when digesting ClarendonPACHYDERMAAcross 10: Glass left to experts, perhapsPANELAAcross 11: See 18ROOMAAcross 12: Metalled road for when things get tough?THEHARDWAYAAcross 14: Fabulous setter's endlessly stupidMYTHICAAcross 15: Town making lace for church in Milne's versionMECHLINAAcross 16: See 2ESSENCEAAcross 18: Are audiences held in the loo?THRONEAAcross 20: Use cutters without hesitation as muscle trainersEXERCISERSAAcross 21: Half a purple flower unpopular with unionSCABAAcross 24: See 1 downTIGERAAcross 25: Any Scots interrupting a haggard counsellor?AGONY AUNTAAcross 26: Performer's heart is tender and it showsARTISTEAAcross 27: Ancient in shot at Hamlet, perhapsTRAGEDYDDown 1: Caller holding forward one person less powerful than he looksPAPERDDown 2: An elected church, very positive at heart, makes a contribution to fish sauceANCHOVYDDown 3: See 8DAYSDDown 4: I'm he — teach cocks and hens to hover: me too, sadly wishing they could to avoid this 27THECHICKENSHAVEDDown 5: See 4COMEHOMETOROOSTDDown 6: Reproduce sound from end of race that was fastest everTAPE RECORDDDown 7: Extension for French boy with backing of lawRENEWALDDown 8: Happy time making clay in Japanese car, say the wiseHALCYONDDown 13: 9 caught between money and loveRHINOCEROSDDown 16: 14 matricide picked by the SunELECTRADDown 17: The trick is to say "aspersion"SLEIGHTDDown 19: Clue not used by aviator?NOCTULEDDown 22: Mad as a 19BATTYDDown 23: Constellation with daemonLYRA