The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 9th June 2014 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 9th June 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Needle for decoration on artificial silkOBELISKAAcross 5: Relatives get a quarter — sighs of relief!NEPHEWSAAcross 10: Agreed, but not about being oldAGEDAAcross 11: Where publicans are locked up?BEHINDBARSAAcross 12: The old soldiers before one are ArabiansYEMENIAAcross 13: Slash the price of flimsy materialLACERATEAAcross 14: Delayed entering aisle, distressed, being nervousILL AT EASEAAcross 16: The Irish Bill?GARDAAAcross 17: Dock, where a sailor may sleepBERTHAAcross 19: Describing insects with wings of short spanEPHEMERALAAcross 23: The intelligentsia left going over the same thing again? It's not onLITERATIAAcross 24: Right sort of stockEQUITYAAcross 26: Rival to study before exam — an exemplary workerCONTESTANTAAcross 27: In a way, it may mean this monthINSTAAcross 28: Every setback about it is instructiveTEACHESAAcross 29: Naval jail and potential inmateBRIGANDDDown 2: Important contract gets scornful responseBIG DEALDDown 3: House depositLODGEDDown 4: Glorious rendering of "Under the Linden Tree"SUBLIMEDDown 6: She can turn out to be an upper-class nieceEUNICEDDown 7: Breathe in, when gone to sleep in winterHIBERNATEDDown 8: Wiped the floor with woollen fabricWORSTEDDDown 9: Being wise, resignedPHILOSOPHICALDDown 15: Teach unit members to become trustworthyAUTHENTICDDown 18: The embodiment of a mince pie, in my opinionEPITOMEDDown 20: Sort of seat for a high-flyerEJECTORDDown 21: Sinatra, swinging expertARTISANDDown 22: A girl that is under anotherLASSIEDDown 25: Availing oneself of an American gin slingUSING