The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 16th June 2016 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 16th June 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Signs agreement enclosing minute area for itinerantsNOMADSAAcross 4: Terribly mistreated, without one right or freedomLIBERTYAAcross 9: Film star getting short romantic missive with loveVALENTINOAAcross 10: Royalty for authorJAMESAAcross 11: Female caught between happiness and ecstasyJOYCEAAcross 12: Without question, one clue needs revising — key is good use of languageELOQUENCEAAcross 13: See 19SIMPSONAAcross 15: Zero return after call for capitalDUBLINAAcross 17: Heartless war and the like, hard for unfortunate personWRETCHAAcross 19: President initially not differing from United States governmentULYSSESAAcross 22: Flag that man's writing for ethnic idiomsIRISHISMSAAcross 24: Perspective provided by early European immigrantANGLEAAcross 26: Flower's sudden growth around lakeBLOOMAAcross 27: Concerning resistance to a head, try to be too cleverOVERREACHAAcross 28: Ruin of the French city of ParisDESTROYAAcross 29: Part of press immersed in scoop — late newsPLATENDDown 1: In that way, Asian islander upset IndiansNAVAJOSDDown 2: After short time, lines put over end of dinghy producing fishMOLLYDDown 3: Innovative resident introducing new service for consumersDINNER SETDDown 4: Liberal American writer upset former European monarchLEOPOLDDDown 5: Finishes off big job you pronounced a gemBIJOUDDown 6: Narcotism, in altered state, for such as ColeridgeROMANTICSDDown 7: Votes for unknown characters from central RussiaYESSESDDown 8: Hog a lot of time as 23PIGEONDDown 14: Run into my position in field with small force Achilles ledMYRMIDONSDDown 16: Bush, as graduate, really confused about universityBAY LAURELDDown 18: Account of events showing husband is rightHISTORYDDown 19: Irish quarter in turmoil as resultULSTERDDown 20: King who has feast after Christmas?STEPHENDDown 21: Sailor's laconic moral statementSINBADDDown 23: Animated 13's all-round achievement as strikerHOMERDDown 25: See 19 acrossGRANT