The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 27th May 2011 There are 14 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 27th May 2011. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: I myself hold Proust novel to be a shamIMPOSTUREAAcross 8: Murderer hides brother's head in a shackCABINAAcross 9: The lady writer short on ideas may inhibit growthHERBICIDEAAcross 10: Second XI shows traditional powerSTEAMAAcross 12: Public address makes travel start to get irritatingTANNOYAAcross 13: Marching endlessly with a mad company officerCHAIRMANAAcross 16: Track about — how d'you say? — a row of dwellingsTERRACEAAcross 19: Tower possibly with 12 for believersMINARETAAcross 22: Having the knowledge to tell?NUMERATEAAcross 25: Item: what to do about blind mice?DETAILAAcross 27: Love grim savourODOURAAcross 28: Latest: what police do to protesters on the streetSTOP PRESSAAcross 29: Uncertain date for introduction to heaven (or alternative)DEATHAAcross 30: Aerial direction lost cutting short conversation before expected arrivalANTENATALDDown 1: In a trice English graduate gets a bugAMOEBADDown 2: Gaper holding in joinerCOMBINERDDown 3: To remain unknown could be difficultSTICKYDDown 4: Yield for MussoliniPRODUCEDDown 5: One tries to get possible treatsTASTERDDown 6: Insect makes a sound like ailing lassCICADADDown 11: Country with ill-will apart from the church?MALIDDown 14: Injure by dropping trap from the edgeMARDDown 15: Catch without extrasNETDDown 16: Number over 15TENDDown 17: Raise 14 to batter ...RAMDDown 18: ... fish dailyCHARDDown 20: Like motorways affecting rail rateARTERIALDDown 21: Little boy leads to appointed endDESTINYDDown 23: Is nude the new knickers?UNDIESDDown 24: Fairness is to leave off turning the old outsideEQUITYDDown 25: Neat character with bounceDAPPERDDown 26: Put in office to replace Stalin?INSTAL