The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 5th June 2024 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 5th June 2024. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Dope in mess, to an extentHASHISHAAcross 5: One running after calories consumed in fat campFACTIONAAcross 9: Person knocking frame of durable vehicleDETRACTORAAcross 10: How toccata starts with a lot of piano playing? It’s easy to scoreTAPINAAcross 11: See 24SHAWAAcross 12: It’s risky to open these tuck boxes left by mogulFLOODGATESAAcross 14: Russian who worked in bars walking unsteadily, putting away whiskeyGLINKAAAcross 15: Person scoffing articles in Gasthof around 1DERIDERAAcross 16: They get reactions from version of litmus paperSTIMULIAAcross 18: Is it a page from an e-book, really?EVER SOAAcross 20: If all else fails, ambassador cuts a dry sausage, as some say,AT THE WORSTAAcross 21: Do butterfly’s wings in shadow start to interest Mike?SWIMAAcross 24: Jazz bandleader’s skill that is followed by playwrightARTIEAAcross 25: Ultimately stubborn sod, ruler loses face in tragedy, almostNEAR THINGAAcross 26: Incredibly animated lady had meal during jamboreeGALATEAAAcross 27: Perhaps made pants well worn by old daughterEXHALEDDDown 1: Underworld boss pleased a henchman keeps upHADESDDown 2: Second criminal is late to leave dockSETSAILDDown 3: Holy man in area with border of 0.1 cmIMAMDDown 4: Eagles hit a lithe falcon or cuckoo, circling islandHOTELCALIFORNIADDown 5: Nursing head, why I visited tip-top Japanese bar that’s exasperatingFORGOODNESSSAKEDDown 6: Classes about, say, boring politiciansCATEGORIESDDown 7: Assigned current Express journalist to take minutesIMPUTEDDDown 8: Eschewer of responsibility jailed by loveless tyrantNONUSERDDown 13: Wanting top, perhaps Indian setter used for building motivationINDUCEMENTDDown 16: Primate is upset by e.g. bishop wearing silverSIAMANGDDown 17: All told Greek character pens books on lineINTOTALDDown 19: Understood philosopher’s worksSAWMILLDDown 22: Crikey! Covers of Marley track turned upMYGODDDown 23: You picked up capsized boater, possibly in a stateUTAH