The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 5th May 2010 There are 15 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 5th May 2010. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Defamed in song about inventorLIBELLEDAAcross 9: The curse of an ancient cityTHEBANAAcross 10: Fewer praise missing bishopLESSAAcross 11: ’umiliated when found in urban area that's dilapidatedTUMBLE-DOWNAAcross 11: ’umiliated when found in urban area that's dilapidatedTUMBLEDOWNAAcross 12: Writer entertains holy man in cafeBISTROAAcross 14: Setting out pictures in swindleSTARTINGAAcross 15: Where black and blue are colours and red and white are notSNOOKERAAcross 17: Touching uncertainty in defenceREDOUBTAAcross 20: Cloth requires money, nothing moreCASHMEREAAcross 22: A good shot in Montana provides grubMAGGOTAAcross 23: G-man turns passionate? That's insulting!DEFAMATORYAAcross 24: Food available for fellows going to universityMENUAAcross 25: Staff holding revolutionary leader fastSTARVEAAcross 26: Game that's hard for rustic to graspPHEASANTDDown 1: African born in airline buildingLIBERIANDDown 2: God gives up Middle East portZEUSDDown 3: Book on game found under the table?BLOTTODDown 4: Stand motionless over timeSTILLAGEDDown 5: Showing wilfulness, the gods ran amokHEADSTRONGDDown 6: Naturalist organised women involved in repairDARWINDDown 8: Failure of half the Home CountiesDEMISEDDown 13: One giving money for champers is hit of a Tory assemblyTOOTH FAIRYDDown 16: Lofty is happy about English victoryELEVATEDDDown 18: Poet admitting holding up branchBROWNINGDDown 19: Compensate for soldiers' exploitRECOUPDDown 21: Slater set off alarmsALERTSDDown 22: Destruction of plant borderMAYHEMDDown 24: Service graduate's SierraMASSDDown 24: Service graduate's SierraMASS.