The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 15th June 2012 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 15th June 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Artificial tooth I intend to put in mountIMPLANTAAcross 5: I'm surprised a soldier will retreat, as braveARAPAHOAAcross 10: 16, details to attachANNEAAcross 11: Having read a book, take a bird upstairs, perhaps, for an exchange of words?SPOONERISMAAcross 12: King, king after a dayARTHURAAcross 13: Bishop is deacon after conversionDIOCESANAAcross 14: So there's no more moving ally in Havel, might you say?CHECKMATEAAcross 16: One of four cards in groupQUEENAAcross 17: Rook, bird eating larvae, ultimatelyCHEATAAcross 19: 16, perhaps, clue concealing complete lie, in conclusionSOVEREIGNAAcross 23: Quite insignificant accident, nursing bad backSMALLISHAAcross 24: Rook from herd, third one backCASTLEAAcross 26: Asian government council? Not so! Title's EnglishVIETNAMESEAAcross 27: Line drawn in pub, no cheap drinksOCHEAAcross 28: Prince Philip's possible autobiography, wind!MEANDERAAcross 29: Roman defence trial, Japanese fighting to dispense with leaderTESTUDODDown 2: 16, perhaps, investing leg in walkMONARCHDDown 3: Cold fish comes up with hot spongeLEECHDDown 4: Remedy anything but alcohol, sucker initially swallowedNOSTRUMDDown 6: Haphazard money orderRANDOMDDown 7: Intrinsically charming to harassPERSECUTEDDown 8: Pawn, male only entertained by toolHOSTAGEDDown 9: Prude who stood out biting boy's bottom during functionsGOODYTWOSHOESDDown 15: Fake a shade below a king, for the most partCHARLATANDDown 18: With opener dismissed, subject bagging duck on the rise, finding bottom edgeHEMLINEDDown 20: Pass old islandEXCRETEDDown 21: Knight, given competition, 17-edGALAHADDDown 22: Offender in the main getting good pricePIRATEDDown 25: Rude chess player of diminished statureSHORT