The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 14th June 2017 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 14th June 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: National reps adjusted cost price (reduced) on charterDIPLOMATIC CORPSAAcross 9: Slob in bar, knocking it back?BOOZE-UPAAcross 10: Person responsible for laying out poetSPENDERAAcross 11: Cardinal rejecting anything northernTWOAAcross 12: Line lost in presenting account to posh colleague with forked tongue?BILINGUALLYAAcross 13: Harry O'Brien and a ScotsmanABERDONIANAAcross 15: Old Bill nabbing revolutionary for oneAGEDAAcross 18: Thoroughly weary butcherDO INAAcross 20: New blade flipped in deception's getting sharperSTEEPENINGAAcross 23: Means of paying bill a peer's pocketedPOSTAL ORDERAAcross 25: Decline to fix number of gamesSETAAcross 26: Pure Cockney politician reviewed top-class games venueOLYMPIAAAcross 27: On boy's return, adult leaves test for a breatherNOSTRILAAcross 28: Inconsistent rules accepted during matchesDOUBLESTANDARDSDDown 1: One way to fix bad credit?DEBIT CARDDDown 2: Champion for second time close to failurePROMOTEDDown 3: Offers more than one penny, pre-decimal in ordinary wordsOVERBIDSDDown 4: Dismay as a neighbour of Santa turns up?APPALDDown 5: Hardened criminal isn't seen casing areaINSENSATEDDown 6: Verbally stop item written by 10CHEQUEDDown 7: Danger signal featuring after 6 at Monza?RED FLAGDDown 8: Bad-tempered mare's last to leave, no doubtSURLYDDown 14: Annalist busy acquiring old papersNATIONALSDDown 16: Stimulant — love it, second boxer admittedDIGITALISDDown 17: Person wanting to keep piano up played againREPRISEDDDown 19: Promissory note imbued with a delicate blue — whatever next?IASKYOUDDown 21: Firm with policies making home safer?INSURERDDown 22: Pope's restricting abbey's latest provision for e-10PAYPALDDown 23: August men in provincial party risingPROUDDDown 24: Italian lady introduced to London nannyDONNA