The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 24th June 2021 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 24th June 2021. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Creativity of that bloke is shown in pastryTHEARTSAAcross 5: Dove in America perched eyes down, primarily to take a breather …PLUNGEDAAcross 9: … parts of which being low, best left incompleteLOBESAAcross 10: Love to follow dictator hiding in Scottish island? It's handy!MULTITOOLAAcross 11: Does cannon shot flash?NANOSECONDAAcross 12: Front view partially screenedONTVAAcross 14: Groomer getting fix by the Cutty Sark?NAILCLIPPERAAcross 18: Treat all these as a capitalTALLAHASSEEAAcross 21: Bad typos scattered around the back of newspaper, some of which are hereBODYAAcross 22: Parties veto motion by broadcaster and writerDOSTOEVSKYAAcross 25: Naughty niece after honour at last redeemed for good behaviourOBEDIENCEAAcross 26: See 21PARTSAAcross 27: Naming and shaming starts and row gets worseNASTIERAAcross 28: Just get rid of dad but don't let on!KEEP MUMDDown 1: Ability to get an old coinTALENTDDown 2: Be back before Crosby's declineEBBINGDDown 3: What Jesus did for breakfast?ROSESUNDAYDDown 4: Spice up writerSUMACDDown 5: After sporting event, kisses for high jumpersPOLONECKSDDown 6: One's continually upset to some extentUNITDDown 7: Adults can be wrong on purpose? Nothing odd in thatGROWNUPSDDown 8: Labour's end pitchDELIVERYDDown 13: Pleasant folk found in Provence?NICEPEOPLEDDown 15: Where spiders might be up against it?INACORNERDDown 16: Difficult objections raised and deliveredSTUBBORNDDown 17: Slow movers ultimately suffer in misusing dope and LSDPLODDERSDDown 19: Like hotel stuff in place of seclusionASHRAMDDown 20: See back covered in adhesive plasterGYPSUMDDown 23: Make adjustments to the bottom of chainsaw when cutting woodTWEAKDDown 24: Colette's soldiersGIGI