The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 14th June 2012 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 14th June 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Kim chose badly, becoming nostalgicHOMESICKAAcross 5: Idle American's capacity to take nothing inLOITERAAcross 9: Associate can report disruptionCOPARTNERAAcross 11: Material dug up is put backDENIMAAcross 12: Dear chap in the pinkSWEET WILLIAMAAcross 15: Novice in Alpine region? Not quite!TYROAAcross 16: A bull never becomes defencelessVULNERABLEAAcross 18: Good science provides good foodGASTRONOMYAAcross 19: Enemy holds sovereign in frozen wasteFLOEAAcross 21: Lustful jailbird has item from women's underwear, I discernCONCUPISCENTAAcross 24: Ridge seen every second in fair weatherARETEAAcross 25: Garland, without doubt, is comfortableLEISURELYAAcross 26: A good man interrupts Scots lassie to get a move onHASTENAAcross 27: Housing for canon taking people inTENEMENTDDown 1: Journalist gets chopHACKDDown 2: Mike works and cleans upMOPSDDown 3: Scold daughter for being cleverSHREWDDDown 4: Alien conquest turned out to be significantCONSEQUENTIALDDown 6: Ageing celebrity appears at the top of the poleOLD GLORYDDown 7: Winger going round workrooms turned up sports equipmentTENNIS BALLDDown 8: Called to mind representative in a rushREMEMBEREDDDown 10: Having an argument with West about feature in the gymROWINGMACHINEDDown 13: Old vehicle for the drama teacher?STAGECOACHDDown 14: Journalists keeping record of TV staffPRESENTERSDDown 17: Overture composed for old poetTROUVEREDDown 20: Guarantee rebuke when scratching headENSUREDDown 22: Tory leader in charge of functionFETEDDown 23: Isolated place where key sport is climbingEYOT