The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 15th June 2022 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 15th June 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Bowler's appeal: first wicket! (I've forgotten the name)WHATSITAAcross 5: Balance for one second on large animalSEALEGSAAcross 9: Head of state's love a Shakespearean queen rejectedOBAMAAAcross 10: Clerk's enclosure to woman covering matterPENPUSHERAAcross 11: Daring Nazis are after fortune hidden in treePLUCKINESSAAcross 12: As country-lover, Pat protects this small groupTRIOAAcross 14: Pirate, 90, suffering a long time in here?PENITENTIARYAAcross 18: Fascinated by second handPREPOSSESSEDAAcross 21: Two US states that share a capitalRIGAAAcross 22: Woman's convenience, or inconvenienceDISCOMMODEAAcross 25: Love to break quickly into a modern industryAEROSPACEAAcross 26: A good idea's occurred to me — say yes? No!IKNOWAAcross 27: At hotel wonder about vital delivery tracking systemHAWKEYEAAcross 28: Rescheduled November replay that all can attendPLENARYDDown 1: Shouts of triumph? I made a mistakeWHOOPSDDown 2: A master of wine avoiding church counterABACUSDDown 3: Explorer's hut revealed a secretSHACKLETONDDown 4: Gimme short recordingTAPINDDown 5: Some birds go with empty robins' nests for a changeSONGSTERSDDown 6: Lily heading off from old rotten boroughARUMDDown 7: Heavenly round these parts and othersETHEREALDDown 8: Nods, X-ray turning out a gemSARDONYXDDown 13: Speed up meal cooked and eaten by AussieSTREAMLINEDDown 15: Promote development of giant siteINSTIGATEDDown 16: Apply to a prince for a chaplainAPPROACHDDown 17: The way to hold garden tool to deal with this?HEDGEROWDDown 19: Informally intend to secure a monitorGOANNADDown 20: Lyric outside lifted little roomLEEWAYDDown 23: Despicable person picking up last bit of pancakeCREEPDDown 24: Actual existence in county (vote denied)ESSE