The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 3rd May 2007 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 3rd May 2007. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Power and sway diminish little by littlePARE DOWNAAcross 5: Snoops around for sign of Zorro's treasuresPRIZESAAcross 9: Poem about a Parisian bishop giving capital protectionSUNBONNETAAcross 11: Forbidden expressions of gratitude and disapprovalTABOOAAcross 12: March: the Spanish scoreCOLONELBOGEYAAcross 15: Music producer in love with broker, oddlyOBOEAAcross 16: A nautical measure? Time aboard is incredibleASTOUNDINGAAcross 18: Friend and companion of Ivy, a lamented singerBUDDY HOLLYAAcross 19: Head expelling blockhead formerlyONCEAAcross 21: Dramatist or thespian - as in playARISTOPHANESAAcross 24: Gloomy dean's head and backsideDREARAAcross 25: One president or another? That's tricky to resolveROOSEVELTAAcross 26: Caribbean capital, pink and goldROSEAUAAcross 27: Prosperous - or upset by depression?WELL-TO-DODDown 1: Switch sides after turning up for military actionPUSHDDown 2: Attachment to identify bird callRINGDDown 3: Sir Henry's revolutionary work in popular music of the 1950sDOO-WOPDDown 3: Sir Henry's revolutionary work in popular music of the 1950sDOOWOPDDown 4: One intent on layout not outlay?WINDOWSHOPPERDDown 6: Damn! Outlaw's given sweetheart poisonRATSBANEDDown 7: Begin a Zola novel? That's sweetZABAGLIONEDDown 8: Tintin's dog regrets taking wings off birdSNOWY EGRETDDown 10: Everyone has to make up a radio programmeTHEWORLDATONEDDown 13: Video game for male hairdresser?TOMBRAIDERDDown 14: In a test venue, a punishment for pupils displaying arroganceLORDLINESSDDown 17: Screaming habdabs breaking out this year?HYSTERIADDown 20: Work at last for engineers on listREHEELDDown 22: Currency in "The Grapes of Wrath"PESODDown 23: German king unaffected by revolutionOTTO