The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 18th June 2014 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 18th June 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Sportsman, one of five in pursuit of fast runner crossing line?HARLEQUINAAcross 10: Pack animal from America quite contraryLLAMAAAcross 11: Throat remedy brought us together on airLINCTUSAAcross 12: Fried food reduced in savoury starters before fishRISSOLEAAcross 13: Such a chorister featured in cathedral tourALTOAAcross 14: Charitable inclination to pen free e-novelBENEVOLENTAAcross 16: Rough criminal may be caught thus, embracing one-time loverINEXACTAAcross 17: With other people, setter's on edgeRESTIVEAAcross 19: Maintenance chappie prevents soldier from flyingGROUNDSMANAAcross 22: Fawn caught in river, falling overECRUAAcross 24: Facing front, daughter's taken on workOPPOSEDAAcross 25: Queen backs relations getting together againREUNIONAAcross 26: Go after opponents at table, then take action?ENSUEAAcross 27: Decline to follow sun, wanting experience of shadeSAGE-GREENDDown 1: Elaborate finale, then we go to Paris for sight of another countryTHELEANINGTOWERDDown 2: Gambler briefly hampers race — it's not fair!BRUNETTEDDown 3: Official measure causes damage to the earsHERTZDDown 4: Most decorated lidless tarts in fact short of fillingFUSSIESTDDown 5: Disloyal individual sacked from squad with regretUNTRUEDDown 6: Mr Gore converted US homes as accommodation for needyALMSHOUSEDDown 7: Persuade old king to hold up agreement in MunichCAJOLEDDown 8: Gets away early to take home sensational coats for the ladyMAKESTHERUNNINGDDown 15: Record breaker's time is shown above in headlineBANNISTERDDown 17: Aggression one's driven to display?ROAD RAGEDDown 18: Apt to give a description of 1 20INCLINEDDDown 20: See 1OFPISADDown 21: Girl coming aboard's shown up male perversionSADISMDDown 23: Get moving statement from the chancellor abridgedBUDGE