The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 6th June 2014 There are 17 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 6th June 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Jerk chicken starter? Bound to get a cut of meatCHUMPCHOPAAcross 6: Fast writerSWIFTAAcross 9: One having cooler experience after leaving the Tory Party?EXCONAAcross 10: Father Christmas say, genuine, about to adopt the fourth strategy?LAPLANDERAAcross 11: Flipping, flipping short clergymanREVAAcross 12: Ticket back for returning Frenchwoman, fare from ItalyTAGLIATELLEAAcross 14: Be relevant to smart heads of academies in NorfolkPERTAINAAcross 15: Freezing cold for unknown character among obscure characters in a stormSUBZEROAAcross 16: Was she forced by you to speak for the country?JAMAICAAAcross 19: Days of the war originally meant for the countryVIET NAMAAcross 19: Days of the war originally meant for the countryVIETNAMAAcross 22: Neat acts up, dancing round back of shed, assembled from various placesCUTANDPASTEAAcross 23: Bow to wear, twistedNODAAcross 24: Crush repulsive freaksPULVERISEAAcross 26: Feature entertaining one rowNOISEAAcross 27: Result of plucking turkeys with axes — nasty gashed headsTWANGAAcross 28: Ram and goat etc exciting ratings aboard shipSTARSIGNSDDown 1: Explain Shakespearean entering competitionCLEAR UPDDown 2: Each one opening, under no circumstances remaining openUNCOVERDDown 3: Marks in script where hoodlum has to eat Chinese, we hear?PUNCTUATIONDDown 4: Facts supporting light overhead, an element of lamps?HALOGENDDown 5: Source for drugs pious among Pius etcPOPPIESDDown 6: Character in sound waves hereSEADDown 7: Eluding exercise, just gratify yourself!INDULGEDDown 8: Missile dropper drops odd bits amid confusionTORPEDODDown 13: Sport for a drug-taking Olympic gold medallist?TABLE TENNISDDown 16: Lift large belly for the prizeJACKPOTDDown 17: Warm embraces attending a musical for childrenMATILDADDown 18: Iodine in fruit is suitableAPPLIESDDown 19: Design varies to include a hundred internal partsVISCERADDown 20: Eastern port making grandad queen then?NANKINGDDown 21: Chaos and chaotic in "disorder"MADNESSDDown 25: Start of life the big bang, all concludeEGG