The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 28th June 2023 There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 28th June 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Missing first dance, policeman comes in for a drinkALCOPOPAAcross 5: Empty three-master of the late Renaissance?BAROQUEAAcross 9: Look it up, either wayREFERAAcross 10: Old invader cut call for Charlie Parker's instrumentSAXOPHONEAAcross 11: Bangers and mash from a hospital chef for startersCHIPOLATASAAcross 12: An Indian, oddly, appearing in operaAIDAAAcross 14: Publicise new tramline for transport interchangeAIR TERMINALAAcross 18: Arrange part of Sachertorte, crumblingORCHESTRATEAAcross 21: Coffee machine capsules for schoolsPODSAAcross 22: Those wandering around county town for trainerTENNIS SHOEAAcross 25: Tick in tack? Get away with you!SKEDADDLEAAcross 26: Knotty problem with load, starting from mid-morningNODALAAcross 27: Man Ray's art movement keeps Welshmen in checkDADAISMAAcross 28: Comes into force?ENLISTSDDown 1: Father in charge in car club on the continentAFRICADDown 2: Commons' leader leaving in wooden boxCOFFINDDown 3: Strains of carol Pete's arrangedPERCOLATESDDown 4: Cooked tapas and ziti, sayPASTADDown 5: Perhaps Brownie pack arrived with artilleryBOX CAMERADDown 6: String of Pearls — part of Meyerbeer operaROPEDDown 7: Intelligence rating that results from divisionQUOTIENTDDown 8: Looks closely at Cockney cocktailsEYEBALLSDDown 13: Cold meal prison dished upIMPERSONALDDown 15: Cad died before noon in Dutch portROTTERDAMDDown 16: Calm, having made up?COMPOSEDDDown 17: A boss of a detective department who's hooked?ACID HEADDDown 17: A boss of a detective department who's hooked?ACIDHEADDDown 19: Island ways reportedRHODESDDown 20: Genuine manuscript showing spheres of activityREALMSDDown 23: Riviera city — home to European relationNIECEDDown 24: Gershwin's turned up, covering for IndianSARI