The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 26th May 2010 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 26th May 2010. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Old chap with passion for news reportingCOVERAGEAAcross 9: Time in reverse is hard to deal withEPOCHAAcross 10: Notice a bit of acneSPOTAAcross 11: Given the slip for aspiring to be a self-helperSHOPLIFTERAAcross 12: In France water temperature gets by without having a particular qualityBEAUTYAAcross 14: A don's way strange for these timesNOWADAYSAAcross 15: Little about student clubs, a short time back, could be acceptableWELCOMEAAcross 17: Eccentricity of old clergyman seen by Scottish lakeODDNESSAAcross 20: Lose one's cool with girl subordinateFLOUNDERAAcross 22: Plump little flier with a bit of a headache — rubbish!CHERUBAAcross 23: Mum arranged rash delivery of ales to old prisonMARSHALSEAAAcross 24: Almost never returned to flatEVENAAcross 25: Marked absence of favourite toyNOTEDAAcross 26: Test soldiers in good way to travelMOTORINGDDown 1: Liberal entering contest will be made to follow throughCOMPLETEDDown 2: Botheration! ’e comes in to attract attentionPESTDDown 3: Contrary girl claims south's hot and squelchyMARSHYDDown 4: Kind of popular music prods smallest of the family to get up againREMOUNTDDown 5: A recent union member?NEWLYWEDDDown 6: Study Kipling's poem about Italian poet's bosom palCONFIDANTEDDown 7: Asthmatic American's last letter returned in the form of a questionWHEEZYDDown 13: Recut county suit, showing a slick styleUNCTUOSITYDDown 16: Not very bright about estates forming part of the UKMIDLANDSDDown 18: Tues: earn enough to afford wineSAUTERNEDDown 19: Quietly start again to take libertiesPRESUMEDDown 21: Got to know books, originally ShakespeareanLEARNTDDown 22: Subtle service to replace one in cityCRAFTYDDown 24: Leaders to end up running off with the moneyEURO