The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 9th June 2017 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 9th June 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Catch tense boy touring Norway (central region)HEARTLANDAAcross 10: Wee one blocks vessel close to shoreURINEAAcross 11: Oval cone not completely reshaped?VOLCANOAAcross 12: Old instrument still in position after fireSACKBUTAAcross 13: Man on board, occupant of crow's-nest?ROOKAAcross 14: 20 Polish in a rocky areaHISPANIOLAAAcross 16: Force to work in small space to free about 50ENSLAVEAAcross 17: He avoids the motive for crimeTREASONAAcross 19: Current point estimated to have moved aroundITINERATEDAAcross 22: Principal sea area off Ireland, not largeMAINAAcross 24: Labour fails to suppress female PMBALFOURAAcross 25: Bridge is beginning to hinder one means of communicationSPANISHAAcross 26: Top fruit varietyRANGEAAcross 27: Foreign Office ordered to tackle Republican tabooFORBIDDENDDown 1: Irish member vets bogus oath (spoken in 1720, perhaps)SHIVERMETIMBERSDDown 2: Old sailing ships vex TimesGALLEONSDDown 3: A river protects British on the defensiveAT BAYDDown 4: Old queen makes love among ship's timbersCAROLINEDDown 5: Notice small boarding party? Makes senseADDSUPDDown 6: I'd say young US man is able to pick up a CorsairBUCCANEERDDown 7: Airline carries 16oz duck and portBILBAODDown 8: Support wet crewman controlling aidRESTRAININGHANDDDown 15: Hesitate limiting English prisoner's energy sourceWAVEPOWERDDown 17: Team leader to cheer up, having lost second prizeTREASUREDDown 18: Perhaps divers sidebars need editingSEABIRDSDDown 20: One's left with kitchen unitISLANDDDown 21: A doctor provided time off courseADRIFTDDown 23: Goldsmith holds papers up in portCADIZ