The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 9th May 2008 There are 16 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 9th May 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Part of speech given to church, sayPRONOUNCEAAcross 10: Unwritten messages from English chap, sayE-MAILAAcross 10: Unwritten messages from English chap, sayEMAILAAcross 11: Place such as New York or Washington, saySTATEAAcross 12: Fine clue composed about name, sayINFLUENCEAAcross 13: Container for remains that could be ours, sayOSSUARYAAcross 14: Subject to tough search, having smuggled alcohol from Canaries, sayRANSACKAAcross 17: For a song, the sound made by bird, sayCHEAPAAcross 19: Coke and rum originally served in saloon, sayCARAAcross 20: Smart group among freshmen, sayMENSAAAcross 21: Animals forming line, the opposite of 17, sayROE DEERAAcross 22: American actor or Scottish singer in royal house, saySTEWARTAAcross 24: Large pet for Hans Christian Andersen, sayGREAT DANEAAcross 26: Cotton line in front of Jersey, sayLISLEAAcross 28: Without any qualifications, sayUTTERAAcross 29: Limits of main advance restricted Communist leader, sayTIDEMARKSDDown 1: Piano used in old American quartet, sayOPUSDDown 2: Sudden raids using force, or otherwise, sayFORAYSDDown 3: Warning liberal after vote, sayFOR EXAMPLEDDown 4: A separate thing, it appears, in final parts of the main event, sayENTITYDDown 5: Sailor is sight better looking, saySEAFARERDDown 6: Boyfriend taking part of our capital, sayBEAUDDown 7: Isn't commonly in the sea, sayMAINTAINDDown 8: Swiss who painted substance of the human body, sayKLEEDDown 13: Academy's recognition for picture from Kokoschka, sayOSCARDDown 15: Ode men composed about fruit for Dr Seuss, sayNOM DE PLUMEDDown 16: Sturdy paper boats, sayKRAFTDDown 18: In sort of steel, workers put in iron, carbon and manganese, sayELEMENTSDDown 19: Fruit in lots of running water, sayCURRANTSDDown 22: Boyfriend as replacement for Ted, saySTEADYDDown 23: A part of one's hair lifted, sayASSERTDDown 24: Old European's impudent behaviour, sayGAULDDown 25: Politician starts in this office, ends in another, sayTORYDDown 27: Relaxed in every other part of exam, sayEASY