The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 11th May 2005 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 11th May 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Composer of Lucia von -, which can't be mistakenUNIVOCALAAcross 9: Boadicea's part in the Celtic enigmaICENIAAcross 10: Holy smoke, as demonstratedTHUSAAcross 11: "Come Dancing" with Carl Maria von -INVITATIONAAcross 12: Walton's to lose distinction when account is keptFACADEAAcross 14: Attractive aspect of fairly old England?ENGAGINGAAcross 15: Talk quietly to conductorPRATTLEAAcross 17: One given 23 covers America with new starsSTRAUSSAAcross 20: Pipe going a little way into the wineCLARINETAAcross 22: Composer's written a lot of stuff keeping the left hand from the rightMAHLERAAcross 23: See 11TOTHEWALTZAAcross 24: Composer's friendly address in CardiffBACHAAcross 25: Singer and golfer, about 6ELVISAAcross 26: Excavated girls inverted for remembranceMARYROSEDDown 1: Variations may be broadcastONTHEAIRDDown 2: Composer is beheadedIVESDDown 3: Voice of a cat that swallowed its tail?ACTIVEDDown 4: Composer's first little room that's right for a keyboardCLAVIERDDown 5: Tense under strain and impermeableAIR-TIGHTDDown 5: Tense under strain and impermeableAIRTIGHTDDown 6: Reproducer of Trojan holding note at a pubHECTOGRAPHDDown 7: Fellow in love entering ancient civilisationMINOANDDown 13: Facial treatment to save the RAFAFTER-SHAVEDDown 13: Facial treatment to save the RAFAFTERSHAVEDDown 16: Desire to get understanding horizontally?LONGWISEDDown 18: Pod sadly deceasesSEEDCASEDDown 19: See next page - setter's after the French astronomerPTOLEMYDDown 21: Composer with king on island broadcastingLIONELDDown 22: Composer''s weight in car going upMOZARTDDown 24: See 21BART