The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 1st May 2009 There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 1st May 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Peculiar discharge creates uproarRUMPUSAAcross 5: Misspelt "spurious" — there's nothing easierSIMPLESTAAcross 9: Fibre provided by fine malt whisky?FILAMENTAAcross 10: Inlay some muslin in granny's nightieLININGAAcross 11: The essentials of constructionNUTS AND BOLTSAAcross 13: A cry of surprise: "Look, a ring!"HALOAAcross 14: Homework includes page for the unqualifiedINEXPERTAAcross 17: Increase the number in a layerHEIGHTENAAcross 18: Love to drink when returning to workOPUSAAcross 20: Financial reward for mountaineer scrambling over Russian peakREMUNERATIONAAcross 23: Said to be full, but taking timeSTATEDAAcross 24: Helped to fool leading newspapermanASSISTEDAAcross 25: Obscene play — interrupt endlesslyPRURIENTAAcross 26: Strut, for example, protecting treeSASHAYDDown 2: Single piece of ammunitionUNITDDown 3: Open air church musicPLAINSONGDDown 4: Doctor has the contraceptiveSHEATHDDown 5: Open post?SITUATIONVACANTDDown 6: Rising in the morning, women experience illnessesMALADIESDDown 7: Jargon concerning log-in errorLINGODDown 8: US animator rebuilt health farmSANATORIUMDDown 12: I step in front of leaderPACESETTERDDown 15: Signs poor — storm forecastPROGNOSISDDown 16: One at conference has to listen to same point repeatedlyATTENDEEDDown 19: Wife fails to hearMISSISDDown 21: Extreme sports club lacks capitalUTTERDDown 22: American hill? Same differenceMESA