The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 26th June 2019 There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 26th June 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Fine cow, the bestFLOWERAAcross 5: Broken-down Welshman joked on airDIGESTEDAAcross 9: It's full of grated cheese that’s melting fastICESHEETAAcross 10: Loops edges around holeNOOSESAAcross 11: Australian birds scrub dudsBRUSHTURKEYSAAcross 13: Whiskey in Greek island is dauntingCOWSAAcross 14: Monk controls a new church in Don's areaLAMANCHAAAcross 17: Tolerate bill involving Republican flagSTANDARDAAcross 18: Complain, putting away hot drinkWINEAAcross 20: Arab chemist packs cold beers for open-air marketsCARBOOTSALESAAcross 23: Lock on live bombBARRELAAcross 24: PA woman accompanies posh colleagueANNUALLYAAcross 25: Find new homes for letters edited by EuropeanRESETTLEAAcross 26: Current racket in mercury leads to a severe defeatHIDINGDDown 2: Secure place with gates at both endsLOCKDDown 3: Sink used to be stylish, comprising a special sort of graphiteWASHBASINDDown 4: Sheepish four regularly breaking new ruleRUEFULDDown 5: What causes the middle to rot?DUTCH ELM DISEASEDDown 6: Game's tacky, restricting home runsGIN RUMMYDDown 7: Handle contents of shelves 1 or 13STOCKDDown 8: 2, 7 and 23, say, keeping extremely slimEVERYTHINGDDown 12: Dim friend put away oral partSOFT PALATEDDown 15: Stall society occupying recent feature of arena?NEWSSTANDDDown 16: In which sleepers lie on other sleepersWAGON-LITDDown 19: Picnic invaded by large sealCLINCHDDown 21: Start to go in, having shed clothes to get lighterBARGEDDown 22: Are they all partial to Gaelic language?CLAN