The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 28th May 2008 There are 14 across clues and 10 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 28th May 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Plant with flower seen by old yards (lots of them!)CAMOMILEAAcross 9: A mother wants to be in the fashion, without exceptionTO A MANAAcross 10: Fern or aromatic plant attracting ducksNARDOOAAcross 11: Dance in the capital with party taking placeRIGADOONAAcross 12: Hit unconvincingly, getting boundaryEDGEAAcross 13: Like certain writing from Italy, prose that's fancyEPISTOLARYAAcross 15: Hot month when it should be cold? Bother!FEBRILEAAcross 16: Record something locking road around that industrial cityCOLOGNEAAcross 18: As the stoop gets worse, they can offer manipulationOSTEOPATHSAAcross 19: Fly on at maximum speedCLEGAAcross 20: Girl wearing hat for "Sir"BANNERETAAcross 22: At the game, can you see the ________ his whistle? Rubbish!REFUSEAAcross 23: Private firm entertaining large groupCLOSETAAcross 24: Tory minister to provide safeguardCONSERVEDDown 1: This could cause a major shake-up in HollywoodSAN ANDREAS FAULTDDown 2: One's showing ice - ie must have this!COLDHEARTEDNESSDDown 3: Minor deviation - one sounds stifled manifesting repressed angerBITONESLIPDDown 4: State of America was on Charles's mindGEORGIADDown 5: Party man must agree to avoid some left- and rightwingersSTAGDDown 6: No offence - laddie's drunk non-alcoholic drinkDANDELIONCOFFEEDDown 7: Party at home gets nerveracking aound 4 with lots of workers neededLABOUR-INTENSIVEDDown 14: Nicking material from the drapery?TROUSERINGDDown 17: Plant not going anywhere, having little energySTATICEDDown 21: Authors? A US sequence includes him, possiblyROTH