The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 5th June 2019 There are 13 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 5th June 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Louvre — bad design, or the French way?BOULEVARDAAcross 10: Sound of car 8AUDIOAAcross 11: It's said cool cat doesn't existPHANTOMAAcross 12: Opening hole on first round provided water — that's hardORIFICEAAcross 13: Work? Time for workOPERAAAcross 14: One who sings Bach, or is terrific indoorsCHORISTERAAcross 16: Unusually minor actor playing laird with ironyEXTRAORDINARILYAAcross 19: Sailor bitten by little raysSTARLIGHTAAcross 21: Smooth at first and the others are bristlySETALAAcross 22: Old newspapers, sayEXPRESSAAcross 23: Party time holding balloon in both hands? CheckCONTROLAAcross 24: Like Conservative to overturn place for meetingsASCOTAAcross 25: Players react badly with opponents on boardACTRESSESDDown 1: Cardinal-bishop, university professor and nurses supply drugsIBUPROFENSDDown 2: Legal broker's underwater spy?SUBAGENTDDown 3: Big German gun beginning to blast earth to piecesBERTHADDown 4: Friend gets married … to a tree?PALMDDown 5: Philosopher lies to God, I suspectIDEOLOGISTDDown 6: Herb I can mostly see in churchBASILICADDown 7: They can't stop Dad dancing, not even in cityADDICTDDown 8: 50 + 0 + 5/2 = 0?LOVEDDown 14: King's vehicle: large, grand, posh, fast modelCARLGUSTAFDDown 15: Best hand in the throne room?ROYAL FLUSHDDown 17: Male's nit problem causes complaintsAILMENTSDDown 18: Pursuit of profitINTERESTDDown 20: Appearance of muscle, in a wayASPECTDDown 21: Students upset group, at the end of the daySUNSETDDown 22: Revolting boy takes English testEXAMDDown 23: Fans of whips?CATS