The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 18th May 2007 There are 17 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 18th May 2007. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Small matter of creating plaster castSTRANGE PARTICLEAAcross 9: It has a formula for powerRACING CARAAcross 10: German first battling on the firing line?BOCHEAAcross 11: Point when row gets worseNASTIERAAcross 12: Lost head to be angry and meanAVERAGEAAcross 13: Compound clockwise for a male horse characterPERAAcross 14: Chatterboxes check on the wheelRATCHETAAcross 17: Cross about hearing 24 after second runSMUGGLEAAcross 19: Spree end here in BerlinSPANDAUAAcross 22: Light fillersANSWERSAAcross 24: See 13NAGAAcross 25: Overturned covers trapping gold birdSPARROWAAcross 26: A rum one oozing charmENAMOURAAcross 28: Jacket's not about to be withdrawn in LondonACT ONAAcross 28: Jacket's not about to be withdrawn in LondonACTONAAcross 29: Two hundred and one in protest bound by the dozenDUODECIMOAAcross 30: Man's form of charge to people's fun eventTHREELEGGEDRACEDDown 1: Perhaps incurable mental disorder won't be contractedSHRINKRESISTANTDDown 2: Broke the ice when on themROCKSDDown 3: Heard nothing is hard as a sisterNUNNISHDDown 4: Run to seed: save cuttingEXCERPTDDown 5: What's not paid for a car, we hearARREARSDDown 6: Propose a top class sceneTABLEAUDDown 7: King heartlessly hogs best part of drug in land of pleasureCOCKAIGNEDDown 8: Once sober geezer who reformed?EBENEZERSCROOGEDDown 15: Expert on infusion from dummy flowerTEATASTERDDown 16: See 13ETADDown 18: See 13MANDDown 20: Put out order: "En garde!"DERANGEDDown 21: Free single turned up, sayUNWEDGEDDown 22: Silver rings solidify on evergreenAGELONGDDown 23: For example, wrack by fear in issueSEAWEEDDDown 27: Once used in jest about tips for spirited communicatorOUIJA