The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 24th June 2014 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 24th June 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Jam is what you're filling with hairGRIDLOCKAAcross 9: Othello's principal fool absorbing energy from catOCELOTAAcross 10: What you're reading is signal to bear leftCLUEAAcross 11: Heavy machinery stacked by runnerPILE DRIVERAAcross 12: Instrument with reversed polarity produces undergarmentCORSETAAcross 14: First of Russian boatmen disturbed by unspontaneous protestersRENTAMOBAAcross 15: Badger securing journalist's firm foundationBEDROCKAAcross 17: Woman has kids in tune?MELISMAAAcross 20: 1,000 disputes about keeping humble reptileSLOWWORMAAcross 22: Soldiers beginning to talk to soldiers' teacherMENTORAAcross 23: Language into which to translate 12 and 24 downSERBO-CROATAAcross 24: Get out, blackbird!BOWLAAcross 25: Fourth note on lake in wonderful world of yoreFAERIEAAcross 26: Headless head of tribe on board that's not foregoneEVITABLEDDown 1: Writer's tipple (bun included)TROLLOPEDDown 2: Pointless role model, allegedlyIDLEDDown 3: Sweetheart writer's keeping very quietPOPPETDDown 4: Songbird — Minogue? — that's disappeared into islandSKYLARKDDown 5: Precis of Studies in FigureCONDENSEDDown 6: Diplomatic activity involving consular leader's treatmentMEDICATIONDDown 7: Some more lobsters turned up to danceBOLERODDown 13: Town harridans lay to restSHREWSBURYDDown 16: Note of time consumed by needleworkCROTCHETDDown 18: Low, racist organisation set up to conceal source of white dance moveMOONWALKDDown 19: Increase clout of Euro politician, one in debtEMPOWERDDown 21: Latitude for song about piss-upLEEWAYDDown 22: Blend involving art form's formative environmentMATRIXDDown 24: Hog finds love in watering holeBOAR