The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 29th June 2017 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 29th June 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Piece turned to compress two gases in forming diamondKOHINOORAAcross 9: One occupying island with name Odysseus, perhaps?IONIANAAcross 10: One's saddled with Spooner's fish in the outback?PUSHAAcross 11: How well a gala might have gone?SWIMMINGLYAAcross 12: See 17BADCOPAAcross 14: Female boxing star in US cityLAS VEGASAAcross 15: See 23PEANUTSAAcross 17: Wicked work by council leader repeatedly questioning technique that's in force?GOODCOPAAcross 20: The idiot in life reacted and I adaptedDEFINITEAAcross 22: A mammalian plagueBADGERAAcross 23: Local favourite criticised, wearing unimaginative stripDRYROASTEDAAcross 24: See 26BALLAAcross 25: Plain fish to catch way backTUNDRAAAcross 26: Ground crew and leader join party that should bring the house downWRECKINGDDown 1: Father sat on spike to entertain posh peoplePOPULACEDDown 2: One's served beefcakeDISHDDown 3: Where neither is more likely to lift alcoholic drinkTOSS-UPDDown 3: Where neither is more likely to lift alcoholic drinkTOSSUPDDown 4: See 20ARTICLEDDown 5: Stir miso soup fasterPIUMOSSODDown 6: Accidental breakdown ultimately contained by body of soldiers, having come to a haltUNINTENDEDDDown 7: Meat finally picked from bone in Spanish foodPAELLADDown 13: Cook creating delicious and enticing starters in a hundred stepsCENTIGRADEDDown 16: Clip of Irish islands showing boatTRIMARANDDown 18: At least 51 also across the terrainOVERLANDDDown 19: Force unit to seal off West Crawley, perhaps?NEW TOWNDDown 21: Maximum amount of wax, perhaps, for carpeting?EARFULDDown 22: Begin to understand financial planBUDGETDDown 24: See 10BIKE