The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 27th May 2009 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 27th May 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Crush fruit drinkSQUASHAAcross 4: Drama, perhaps, before drink arrivesSHOWSUPAAcross 9: Drink from varied range, then eatGRENADINEAAcross 10: Where despicable quality might be found to suffer?INCURAAcross 11: Cream: drug with few calories?ELITEAAcross 12: Drink wasted in cutting distribution of teaTABLE WINEAAcross 13: Drunken sip taken during row, becoming more drunkTIPSIERAAcross 15: Drink — put it back togetherTISANEAAcross 17: Phantasmagorical lunar cycle's end, eccentricUNREALAAcross 19: Drink, drink, endless joy!CHABLISAAcross 22: "Nyet" not yet accepted by Russian author, having not begun "The Idiot"IGNORAMUSAAcross 24: One's out to scalp little monkeyERRORAAcross 26: Animated dwarf from outer space?PLUTOAAcross 27: The beastly thing slain, I am knackered, heading for MartiniANIMALISMAAcross 28: Singing Queen knocked back English drinkREALALEAAcross 29: Drink with small grains in, swallowing hardSHANDYDDown 1: Bit good to split seed with first of toolsSEGMENTDDown 2: Chambers found passing through route, riversideUTERIDDown 3: Poisonous drink?SNAKEBITEDDown 4: Drink flavouring plant among groupSHERBETDDown 5: Lift energy with old copper, not nitrogen compoundOXIDEDDown 6: Coastline rocky in partsSECTIONALDDown 7: One carrying a drinkPORTERDDown 8: Unpalatable drinkBITTERDDown 14: Shilling, figure taken up in Botswanan money for strip of landPENINSULADDown 16: Change car's shape aroundSPARECASHDDown 18: Drink — another in lounge?LIMEADEDDown 19: Flipping small bag is for drinkCASSISDDown 20: Drink, namely sex, not half!SCRUMPYDDown 21: Fish in dreamland?KIPPERDDown 23: Drink port, as Hans would concur?RIOJADDown 25: Sound to come down, as a ruleREIGN