The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 19th May 2006 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 19th May 2006. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Heroin found on spy: a high risk securityJUNK BONDAAcross 5: Wind round Paris rocked last bit of Eiffel's structureSPIRALAAcross 9: Devastating surgical device turned out rather nicely to failSMART BOMBAAcross 11: Indie music's origins found in American not Scottish soulANIMAAAcross 12: Joplin's odd beat music hit, a symbol of North American country and hard rockMAPLELEAFRAGAAcross 15: A revolutionary back in the wrongTROTAAcross 16: Appeal for a partner issued by vociferous, triumphant chess player?MATINGCALLAAcross 18: Perhaps the volume of Samuel's speech is to be different? Not veryDICTIONARYAAcross 19: See 2HEREAAcross 21: Being a movie actor toldINTHEPICTUREAAcross 24: Things mentioned before getting back to front distinctive cultureETHOSAAcross 25: Stupid talk of silent movie star accepting bribe - terribleGIBBERISHAAcross 26: Refresher course?SORBETAAcross 27: Looked after, cried about deer around lakeWELL-KEPTDDown 1: Cooper's trademark saying quite resembling anotherJUSTDDown 2: Mean woman's poor grading in the localityNEARDDown 3: Robin's partner, heartless Grace, perhapsBATMANDDown 4: Plain refusal from the dedicated watercolourist?NOOILPAINTINGDDown 6: "Piano Hour" and Angela's broken finger bonePHALANGEDDown 7: One forcing Bill through River Mobile air ordealRAILROADERDDown 8: Eisteddfod venue organised on legal lines by knightLLANGOLLENDDown 10: Solid supporter of ball games ending up with pockets bulging?BILLIARD TABLEDDown 13: Tossed salad without spirit has singular indigestible qualitySTODGINESSDDown 14: Lasso in front of train?COWCATCHERDDown 17: One who is formally allowed desserts around noon in generalLICENSEEDDown 20: Blair, as the writer of "Zero tolerance at the heart, I say!"ORWELLDDown 22: See 1 downLIKEDDown 23: See 1 downTHAT