The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 25th May 2009 There are 13 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 25th May 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: She foretold misfortunes — like grit being found in car's partsCASSANDRAAAcross 10: Charm, going topless at fashionable race meetingASCOTAAcross 11: Figure mob rush out to seeRHOMBUSAAcross 12: China's place in Western EuropeDRESDENAAcross 13: Girl's firm provides entertainmentDISCOAAcross 14: So shaped, his parcel is awkwardSPHERICALAAcross 16: But they're not clerks of the courseTURFACCOUNTANTSAAcross 19: Coach industryDILIGENCEAAcross 21: Daily thesisPAPERAAcross 22: DeadlinesEPITAPHAAcross 23: Invest capital?BESIEGEAAcross 24: Samuel's teacher is after old boy with daggers drawnOBELIAAcross 25: Some lingo newly expressedNEOLOGISMDDown 1: Bill gets accepted, having official recognitionACCREDITEDDDown 2: He advocates queen accepting a husbandESPOUSERDDown 3: Sailor capsized when boom shattered — it's hollow-stemmedBAMBOODDown 4: Does wrong, gets linesODESDDown 5: We object, being placed in improper abode. Why? It's of ill repute!BAWDYHOUSEDDown 6: Treat raw spillage seen in the riverWATER RATDDown 7: Sharp detectives in US intelligence set-upACIDICDDown 8: Shock caused by teachers' union's uprisingSTUNDDown 14: Used to support workerSECOND HANDDDown 14: Used to support workerSECONDHANDDDown 15: Lear's wry smiles are bright and penetratingLASERBEAMSDDown 17: Gold rating for cooking grilled dishAU GRATINDDown 18: Slipped quickly indoors and pinched somethingNIPPEDINDDown 20: Toiler disposed to belie his natureLOITERDDown 21: Hand down to father's heir?PASS ONDDown 22: Archbishop has to dress upEBORDDown 23: It strikes one as a mild expletiveBLOW