The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 18th May 2009 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 18th May 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Chap having passion for newsCOVERAGEAAcross 9: He's not at home with legal rulesOUTLAWAAcross 10: Steer straightNEATAAcross 11: Descriptive of certain walkersSURE-FOOTEDAAcross 11: Descriptive of certain walkersSUREFOOTEDAAcross 12: Holy smoke! One could be responsibleCENSERAAcross 14: Whatever people think, it is nevertheless a backstreetTHOUGHTSAAcross 15: Article may be quite oldANTIQUEAAcross 17: Seat of empireOTTOMANAAcross 20: Car, after hesitation, gives way on motorwayMERCEDESAAcross 22: Road works in orderORDAINAAcross 23: The buck stops hereRABBIT HOLEAAcross 24: Travel free on first excursionRIDEAAcross 25: Find company in one churchman or anotherDEACONAAcross 26: Spot of sympathy from predator?TEARDROPDDown 1: Quartet heard and observed as anticipatedFORESEENDDown 2: Hide zipPELTDDown 3: He received his rents mid-monthCAESARDDown 4: Brave NCO going out to join the battle lineCONFRONTDDown 5: Keep product of long and short division to start withSTRONGHOLDDDown 6: Money-making facilityTALENTDDown 8: Rising in time, sailor rectified mistakesERRATADDown 13: Return to a fairground attraction?SWITCHBACKDDown 16: A dung pit removed during modernisationUPDATINGDDown 18: Sweet sort of rain fallACIDDROPDDown 19: Company guardESCORTDDown 21: Girl's describing publicity dodgesEVADESDDown 22: Specified period some time in the futureONEDAYDDown 24: Regretted sounding discourteousRUDE