The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 29th June 2023 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 29th June 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Expecting trouble put: 'That man's no good!'UPTHEDUFFAAcross 10: I'm going back out — get Brian under way at the centreADIEUAAcross 11: Echo understood about Narcissus finally — he loves himselfEGOTISTAAcross 12: Cup tie, if lost, will be momentousSEMINALAAcross 13: Food? Pulses the first to get chucked outEATSAAcross 14: Romeo visiting club is hot stuff — capital!BRATISLAVAAAcross 16: Old court favourite that's good to recall winning, as lesser players may sometimes doHAM IT UPAAcross 17: Barking resident in bank grabbing boobTERRIERAAcross 19: A little officer — that's disappointing!NOTMUCHCOPAAcross 22: I nearly forgot about one very dodgy dealerSPIVAAcross 24: Does it make for lower profits?CASH COWAAcross 25: 'Not so clever', old Beatty said to employerOBTUSERAAcross 26: Crease new materialLINENAAcross 27: Working comrades taking a drinkCREAM SODADDown 1: Cross-talking Liam's chance to act in Shakespearean troupeRUDEMECHANICALSDDown 2: Saw the end of Raab — appreciate that's uplifting, basicallyAT BOTTOMDDown 3: Mountain in African countryBENINDDown 4: Backside clean on reflection? It's what sycophants doBUTTER UPDDown 5: Compensate for not filmingOFFSETDDown 6: Reader's handiwork?PALMISTRYDDown 7: It may be burnt — that's blooming insane!SIENNADDown 8: Minister dealing with vulnerable refugees, migrants and asylum seekers from the startSUELLABRAVERMANDDown 15: Old folk finally see ex-PM with prison visitingETRUSCANSDDown 17: Ignoring Charlie, sought shelter, then assumed controlTOOKOVERDDown 18: Politician in love trio's outed as a fakeIMPOSTORDDown 20: Herbal drink served up — it's all thereTISANEDDown 21: Country bumpkin takes a wife in Scottish townHAWICKDDown 23: With Mike contributing, sets about puzzleSTUMP