The Guardian Everyman Answers - Sunday, 28th June 2009 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Everyman crossword on Sunday, 28th June 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Everyman AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: VIPs sent back prize moneyTOP BRASSAAcross 5: Slang for a variety of zirconJARGONAAcross 9: Girl, pretty small typePEARLAAcross 10: Preoccupation of old boy before meetingOBSESSIONAAcross 12: Film director affected one actingCAMPIONAAcross 13: Seriousness shown by boy hugging adultEARNESTAAcross 14: Chess ending overwhelmed friendSMOTHEREDMATEAAcross 17: Train - direct, sayORIENTEXPRESSAAcross 21: Spanish boy in queer comicENRIQUEAAcross 22: Short girl on a keyboard instrumentCELESTAAAcross 24: Body of water, in a desert, he pollutedTHEREDSEAAAcross 25: Place to meet briefly with sun goddessVENUSAAcross 26: Artificial, some flowers at zooERSATZAAcross 27: Fish - vet catching tonsSTURGEONDDown 1: Predictable? In part, yes?TYPECASTDDown 2: Song prize split by sonPSALMDDown 3: Courtier and a girl he arousedRALEIGHDDown 4: Crack on sale by river vexes some upper-class young ladiesSLOANERANGERSDDown 6: A small country in an ancient kingdomASSYRIADDown 7: Piece about one girl about to become a legendary paramourGUINEVEREDDown 8: Joe perhaps, quite an ageNINETYDDown 11: Drug dealer, one not hanging about?SPEEDMERCHANTDDown 15: Sold roués bubbly without a distinctive smellODOURLESSDDown 16: Hit man, for instance, on cheek, at homeASSASSINDDown 18: In pursuance of an investigationINQUESTDDown 19: Bother a tennis star after end of championshipPALAVERDDown 20: Heart and clubs put down, reportedlyCENTREDDown 23: One-way ticket left out for charSINGE