The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 16th June 2023 There are 15 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 16th June 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: See 9DAZZLERAAcross 5: See 18OFORDERAAcross 9: Wonderful vision, what might temporarily blind an officer?BOBBYAAcross 10: Reportedly something through which little dog jumps, experiencing such fun?COCK-A-HOOPAAcross 11: Searching on the ground floor as unlawful?ON ALL FOURSAAcross 12: Emperor is some leader as tyrannical, in retrospectTSARAAcross 14: Issue dipping into onion soup that's suspicious — good to eat?NON-POISONOUSAAcross 14: Issue dipping into onion soup that's suspicious — good to eat?NONPOISONOUSAAcross 18: What's Gabon without love? It's totally unacceptable!THATSBANGOUTAAcross 21: See 28MASHAAcross 22: Reigning cats and dogs back in pluvial part of AustraliaQUEENSLANDAAcross 25: A smile and a wink, say, from crooked economistEMOTICONSAAcross 26: Cool fool, don't ya agree?INNITAAcross 27: Cuckoo learnt to peck end off chocolate digestiveENTERALAAcross 28: Period remains connected with battle for a frightening number from the ’6osMONSTERDDown 1: Mattress up on rock, poor thing?DEBTORDDown 2: Olympian has dropped American underwear, plain lot in black and whiteZEBRASDDown 3: One's drunk at a formal occasion, so totally sozzled having quaffed last of tequilaLOYALTOASTDDown 4: Playing field's to one sideRECTODDown 5: Case of cryptic penned by syndicate of Guardian crossword setters arisingOCCURRINGDDown 6: Country lady wiping browOMANDDown 7: Tennis tactic where ingenious prods desirableDROP SHOTDDown 7: Tennis tactic where ingenious prods desirableDROPSHOTDDown 8: Put it another way, agent needs free shareREPHRASEDDown 13: So unable to answer with some certaintyNOQUESTIONDDown 15: Frying liquid, reverberating sound around fan, I say!PEANUT OILDDown 16: Dash marked with initial of engraverSTAMPEDEDDown 17: Document in hand, leftPASSPORTDDown 19: Bird has knocked figure on horse overGANNETDDown 20: Tired and old battered Guardian employee?EDITORDDown 23: Classic location with English rider on orderEPSOMDDown 24: Roman god, King Christian, sayDIOR