The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 4th June 2014 There are 12 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 4th June 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 4: An article, or three in different languagesLEADERAAcross 6: Event for blues band's beginning with a track about loveBOAT-RACEAAcross 9: Notorious diatribe by agitator in extremisARRANTAAcross 10: Obama wrestling with problem requiring bit of gutsABOMASUMAAcross 11: Where St Augustine was at university, being something of a brain?HIPPOCAMPUSAAcross 15: Like some gems? Rue cost that's ruinousROSECUTAAcross 17: State of the Nation lacking relevanceINDIANAAAcross 18: Cowboy could wear one down with two 4 acrossesNECKERCHIEFAAcross 22: Uses wrong words for male and female titlesMISTERMSAAcross 23: Disreputable business in the East End has groups of schoolkids on drugsASSETSAAcross 24: See 23TRIPPINGAAcross 25: It's played with wrong score the wrong way!TENNISDDown 1: Conservatory orchestra's finale slowly absorbsLEAN-TODDown 2: Show disgust for Times report of peers getting reward for failureBOOBY PRIZEDDown 3: Bill may be in couple with seamy sideITEMISEDDDown 4: Belts that are worn by Hell's AngelsLEATHERSDDown 5: Toxic condition of armpit — so revolting!ATROPISMDDown 7: Space for worshippers heading away from moral failureAPSEDDown 8: What's stopping them making a literary work?EMMADDown 12: Soldiers putting on act — that's rank and fileATTACHMENTDDown 13: Gather round fighter from Biblical regionGALILEANDDown 14: Wonderful people Spooner invites to parties where there's much chatterGABFESTSDDown 16: Disregard story, knocking back afternoon tea loudlyCONTEMPTDDown 19: Tesco's bananas for babyCOSSETDDown 20: Something suggestive of the rise of corporationsSMUTDDown 21: Back out of moving in Italian townASTI