The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 9th June 2022 There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 9th June 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Loose coins ruin her plansSHRAPNELAAcross 9: 3 vehicle clamped in Kensington GardensTONGAAAcross 10: Perhaps Washington Post journalist took drugsUSEDAAcross 11: Current head of school quits physics, say, about little cash at the beginningINCIPIENCEAAcross 12: Trotsky buys pint with old moneyLEPTONAAcross 14: Taste a delicate starter of pâté beforehandAPPETITEAAcross 16: Scoundrel breaks into song in rural paradiseARCADIAAAcross 18: Criminal prepared to kidnap queenCROOKEDAAcross 21: One running out of clothes?STREAKERAAcross 23: During two days US player once ranDASHEDAAcross 24: Provide excessively favourable conditions down under?FEATHER BEDAAcross 24: Provide excessively favourable conditions down under?FEATHERBEDAAcross 26: Fellow leaves capital £1,000 pineLONGAAcross 27: Choppers — helicopters transport emergency equipment to retiring leadersTEETHAAcross 28: Dig out old wine — terrible! It lacks bodyEXCAVATEDDown 1: Hunter with dreadful curse has to be kept insideCHASSEURDDown 2: Tough little pieces skinnedHARDDDown 3: Keeling over, said to be legless in pub or restaurantINDIANDDown 4: Very slow girl eats up single calorieGLACIALDDown 5: How to go from capitals of Spain, Russia, Qatar and Peru.STOPDDown 6: Ideas at home on cooking venison with a bit of thymeINVENTIONSDDown 7: Master race's talismanMASCOTDDown 13: Dire Straits event has no new time for parodiesTRAVESTIESDDown 15: Even Dad's starting to recedePARDDown 17: Perhaps 3 in 1,000?INKDDown 19: God wants daughter to protect bird foreverETERNITYDDown 20: Difficulty for retiring opera singer to sack altoPROBLEMDDown 22: Doctor close to pay agreementTREATYDDown 23: Work out 2 ÷ 500DEDUCEDDown 25: Multiple choice includes repetitionECHODDown 26: Desire to solve cryptic without thesaurus - finally!LOVE