The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 18th June 2020 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 18th June 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Many giving learner advice? Cross about itMULTIPLEAAcross 9: Select smart response, finally putting nothing inCHOICEAAcross 10: Heartless type shot big gameTESTAAcross 11: Resort to guessing just a little bitSUGGESTIONAAcross 12: In hot spots, supported by fellow not offering 8 9HOBSONAAcross 14: Again charge one male among restREIMPOSEAAcross 15: Apart from some enigmas, understoodASUNDERAAcross 17: Name for rich fabric — could be A, B, C, D, or EBROCADEAAcross 20: I am entering E, say, as rough guessESTIMATEAAcross 22: Evaluate dunces, repeating one part for the fourth timeASSESSAAcross 23: Put in A, B, C, D, or E, say? I'm naive — it's wrongVITAMINISEAAcross 24: Missing some obvious answersSANSAAcross 25: Agree possible sequence of answers for 8, 9, 10 with five optionsACCEDEAAcross 26: A, B, C etc, as periodically arranged? He and I are with themELEMENTSDDown 1: 8 in varied menu — almost get excitedNUMEROUSDDown 2: Change 10? Don't change it!STETDDown 3: Chooses to get involved, making absurd pointsOPTSINDDown 4: Ingredient for festive drink in pubs — they have no 9BEGGARSDDown 5: More bats coming to second team? That is rightSCREWIERDDown 6: They remove unwanted bits as well with most of the selectionsTOOTHPICKSDDown 7: Those in cast, otherwise selection of oneACTORSDDown 13: Oddly dynastic head of newspaper that's also published elsewhereSYNDICATEDDDown 16: Cut up, dug up, subjected to 10EXAMINEDDDown 18: Reason for crack — paper over it in housework?DISUNITYDDown 19: Person who chooses answers inferior to A, B, C, followed by drinkDECIDERDDown 21: Change to another option, showing intelligence in schoolSWITCHDDown 22: We agree about pressure on European ancestors of ours?APEMENDDown 24: Swing killed a lot in US? All of the aboveSLEW