The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 16th June 2021 There are 12 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 16th June 2021. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 4: Drink after drink — going topless, very laid backSUPINEAAcross 6: False name employed in evident chicaneryINVENTEDAAcross 9: Latin song by tenor: The Cowboy's AccessoryLARIATAAcross 10: Aircraft manufacturer, Dr Kee's manoeuvring guideBAEDEKERAAcross 11: Farewell drink interrupts Victor's speechVALEDICTIONAAcross 15: Roll along clumsily? Not ruled out when short of oxygenTRUNDLEAAcross 17: Elder's after nook for ornamental garden featureBAY TREEAAcross 18: Suppression of college at one time associated with mental disorderCONCEALMENTAAcross 22: Force instrument on ex-vice president — no pressure!VIOLENCEAAcross 23: Tip: one has to be cut for a salad ingredientENDIVEAAcross 24: Sid's snapped flower — calamity!DISASTERAAcross 25: Holds up part of theatreSTALLSDDown 1: Pun about helper working as a volunteer?UNPAIDDDown 2: Consumed by fashionable South African furniture, one's voraciousINSATIABLEDDown 3: Bent figure study, extremely clunkyTENDENCYDDown 4: It's vital swimming in rough sea to look forward with relish to good foodSALIVATEDDown 5: Oil production in South American country's very riskyPERILOUSDDown 7: Nick, having very old wife, finally says: 'Enter a nunnery!'TAKEDDown 8: Free up king's ceremonial weaponDIRKDDown 12: Snogged after party, Jersey-style?CREWNECKEDDDown 13: Right time to burst above the ground, like a tubeARTERIALDDown 14: After exploit, the woman's downFEATHERSDDown 16: Slim, stop crushing Rex!DECREASEDDown 19: Advanced, gaining ground initially — hour's durationLENGTHDDown 20: Keen to back singerAVIDDDown 21: See 7VOWS