The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 22nd June 2018 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 22nd June 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: 1960s' Mama's key function? To make stewCASSEROLEAAcross 10: Friend embraces European wayALLEYAAcross 11: Labour ousting leader leads to successionTRAINAAcross 12: Abolishes work in full? That's the origin of socialismNULLIFIESAAcross 13: The gods are 60% angry about everybody taking ecstasyGALLERYAAcross 14: Count change on firm palmCOCONUTAAcross 17: Rolling stones have no end of moss at the beginningONSETAAcross 19: Reserved "special" with hungry, empty stomachSHYAAcross 20: Relative not against touring VeniceNIECEAAcross 21: One taking a gentle walk doffs hat to fishermanTROLLERAAcross 22: Mat's a freewheelerCOASTERAAcross 24: Tom and Paul excited by Troy's siege weaponsCATAPULTSAAcross 26: Man in Japan bit assassinNINJAAAcross 28: Distance to mountainsRANGEAAcross 29: Records, say, see Arsenal dribbling around DCALENDARSDDown 1: 20% cider guzzled by drunk northernerSCOTDDown 2: Country is leaving Europe after Remain leaders retireISRAELDDown 3: Old man, eternal and enigmaticNEANDERTALDDown 4: In the outskirts of Banbury, cat wants tail to be like Tigger?BOUNCYDDown 5: Guy tackles poorly, giving up a small scoreGETLUCKYDDown 6: Painter's first dog was a boxerDALIDDown 7: England midfielder can play with English leagueALLIANCEDDown 8: One agreement or many?AYESDDown 13: Suggestion of grand crowd …GHOSTDDown 15: … holding party lessons right away …CONTAININGDDown 16: … belonging to the Irish?THEIRDDown 18: Firing honest, outstanding intellectuals often ends disastrouslySHOOTINGDDown 19: Rector wears belt, plus diamonds and vestmentSURPLICEDDown 22: Keep those who play with the FrenchCASTLEDDown 23: I can't recycle new containerTIN CANDDown 24: Port served at 1:00 or 10:00, going by the numbers?CORKDDown 25: Writer has time for anotherPOETDDown 27: F1 driver not performing as wellALSO