The Guardian Cryptic Crossword June 9 2026 Answers (6/9/26)

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The Guardian Cryptic Crossword June 9, 2026 Answers

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#	Clue
1A	Why it’s hard to open where a gap is unclosed
5A	Kid pushed over, veteran shut up
9A	For example, brain that’s stopped
10A	Neither profit nor gain from holiday flat
11A	18 needs to be anything but neanderthal (7-3)
12A	Defended by Cuba, Kuwaiti capital
14A	Sponge back in shower with a bar of soap, having created one earlier
18A	Concerned with supporting Leave (my, that’s extreme) – and now this!
21A	Ergo ready for liquid lunch?
22A	Flier with orbital course, a measure of speed and spirit
25A	Flying weight non-negotiable?
26A	European river runs where white castle initially located?
27A	Scientist’s spirit broken by school of players
28A	18 and he gets counselling
1D	Doctor oversees surgical procedures that went a bit wrong
2D	Riverside waiter, earring perhaps, with shaved head?
3D	Smear bit of fish with virus onto vessel
4D	See 19
5D	Guard on visits reading novel
6D	Romeo in drag?
7D	See 24
8D	A victory proving elusive in daring feats – trap set?
13D	Nearby supply cut by carpenter, say, European and Asian wood
15D	Absence of moral rectitude with which 18 vied
16D	Slight boo-boo at first, skedaddle (5-3)
17D	Nervous say after a fall, stuffing knocked out
19D	It really is me in motorboat at sea!
20D	Forward – as one’s behind?
23D	Cube, elevation skimmed
24D	Easy clue: ‘Funeral director’s special offer?’

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