The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 23rd May 2005 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 23rd May 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Leave by car to start a roundDRIVE OFFAAcross 9: Distorted vowels of Black Country playersWOLVESAAcross 10: Mark some golfer's cardsSCARAAcross 11: Let one down lightlyBREAKAFALLAAcross 12: Incorrectly be said to be prejudicedBIASEDAAcross 14: Learn lines for speakingCONVERSEAAcross 15: Intrude clumsily, lacking experienceUNTRIEDAAcross 17: A man in love may well get marriedADMIRERAAcross 20: Suspect behaviour of absconding childGOINGSONAAcross 22: View with esteemREGARDAAcross 23: Cowardly character shown up by a refereeYELLOWCARDAAcross 24: Graduate elected as principalMAINAAcross 25: Where seconds do the work of a minuteCORNERAAcross 26: Doctor again involved with point of sewage systemDRAINAGEDDown 1: Just a bit vulgar, perhaps?FRACTIONDDown 2: A parson upset enough to swearAVERDDown 3: Ban bird of passageFORBIDDDown 4: It may be taken by the injuredOFFENCEDDown 5: Came to a late party with EdwardAWAKENEDDDown 6: Unhealthy antagonismILLFEELINGDDown 7: Regions about to be given charityREALMSDDown 13: Taking another person's life in one's handsSTRANGLINGDDown 16: Each street child in care needs directionEASTWARDDDown 18: Returns from workEARNINGSDDown 19: Pull out grenade and prepare to fightEN GARDEDDown 21: Mineral almost exhausted in this stateOREGONDDown 22: Provocative article in communist paperREDRAGDDown 24: Vehicle in M1 accidentMINI