The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 1st May 2008 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 1st May 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Fracas interrupts fine play in football matchTHROW-INAAcross 5: Traumas treated in IndonesiaSUMATRAAAcross 9: Sculptor endlessly chipping awayRODINAAcross 10: Militarist in the marines operating in ventureWARMONGERAAcross 11: Rubber plant found by the shoreSANDERLINGAAcross 12: Overcome by today's leader in newspaperSTUNAAcross 14: Meet price as arranged for tour de forceMASTERPIECEAAcross 18: Hesitancy in bookingRESERVATIONAAcross 21: Warm wine in studyMULLAAcross 22: Type of orchestra having time in BurgundyCHAMBERTINAAcross 25: Sadly spoil cape of a bishopEPISCOPALAAcross 26: A fly that's frighteningAWINGAAcross 27: Potentiality of lodge to accommodate a number of clubsLATENCYAAcross 28: A much-improved accessoryABETTERDDown 1: Force husband into careTHRUSTDDown 2: Little girl in circus is mountedRIDINGDDown 3: Turner married previously in LakelandWINDERMEREDDown 4: Part of a fine welldesigned pillarNEWELDDown 5: Green site developed for National ParkSERENGETIDDown 6: Fell in dockMOORDDown 7: To pick up woman in concertTOGETHERDDown 8: One orchestrating a bishop's displeasureARRANGERDDown 13: Old writers echo identical passwordOPEN SESAMEDDown 15: Careless friends climb over dwarfSLAPHAPPYDDown 16: Romans fully supporting contralto in generalCROMWELLDDown 17: Fortune-teller waylays Saint DavidPSALMISTDDown 19: When detective inspector leaves area, it becomes toughSTRICTDDown 20: Go near wild beastONAGERDDown 23: Soprano married on Mediterranean islandMELBADDown 24: Screening is not completely inadequateSCAN