The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 25th June 2014 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 25th June 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Ran down tail?BACKBITAAcross 5: Pet in northeast town? Fashion to be avoidedDARLINGAAcross 9: He's a cool customer, almost ridiculously sweetCHOCOLATE MOUSSEAAcross 10: Producer starts with most actors keen entering rehearsalsMAKERAAcross 11: Every six months or less, a term that's flexibleSEMESTRALAAcross 12: Prize exhibit women kept in store that is next to churchSHOWPIECEAAcross 14: Term for old German covers master race's memberHUMANAAcross 15: Embarrassed about sexes sitting next to each other, ensconced on sofa?COMFYAAcross 16: Sailor getting damaged kept dryABSTAINEDAAcross 18: Like burglars one's seen outside home very brieflyUNINVITEDAAcross 21: Dog competition in which one slips a placeTRAILAAcross 22: Bad boy at school would have had to be hard to prevail againstTAKESOMEBEATINGAAcross 23: A "grubby" person coming to the party?CATERERAAcross 24: Quaint boy sent a messageTWEETEDDDown 1: Types to buzz around firm, primarily managers or "suits"BECOMESDDown 2: Paper produced after rags have been collectedCLOAKROOM TICKETDDown 3: Book from past — I love plot concealedBIOGRAPHYDDown 4: Farm animal in street overturned vehiclesTRAMSDDown 5: Male odd in female attire — is that not conjuring up a picture?DREAMLESSDDown 6: Modern miss with jumper on shares accommodationROOMSDDown 7: Player, inert, transformed with stimulantsINSTRUMENTALISTDDown 8: Girl mixing with men is a mischievous sortGREMLINDDown 13: Material obtainable from ores — metalELASTOMERDDown 14: Rather shattered at end of exercise — with this going up?HEART RATEDDown 15: A cut is nasty, cut initially stingingCAUSTICDDown 17: Action in which bear making great effort is drownedDELUGEDDDown 19: Screen guest with the thing being hiddenVISORDDown 20: Left-side entry made by old-fashioned socialite with sex appealDEBIT