The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 11th May 2012 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 11th May 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: City animal — about half's halfBELFASTAAcross 5: Trust devouring energy — don't go off itDEEPENDAAcross 9: Burden for young animal breaking in AmericaINCUBUSAAcross 10: Colours used by artist in frontRAINBOWAAcross 11: Religion of the opposition with strange hoops to go throughTHEOSOPHYAAcross 12: Polish backing for king with a cover that's almost completeBURKAAAcross 13: Intercity waterway they say guides organ gameLEEDSAAcross 15: See 13LIVERPOOLAAcross 17: City of revolutionary in duty listROCHESTERAAcross 19: Engineer put in boiler with mountHOREBAAcross 22: Flourish backfiresSERIFAAcross 23: Acknowledgement of superior allusion with changed headDEFERENCEAAcross 25: Liqueur for castlesBAILEYSAAcross 26: Aquatic larva, drunk and dishonourable?CADDISHAAcross 27: Fund-raiser at the present timeGIFTDAYAAcross 28: City shot in the theatreLINCOLNDDown 1: City of fashionBRISTOLDDown 2: Rape victim gives money to churchLUCRECEDDown 3: Dumbledore is a number on public transportALBUSDDown 4: Match religious group with flying guinea pig?TEST PILOTDDown 5: City matched with neighbourDERBYDDown 6: Eat last course first and send hot food back to cityEDINBURGHDDown 7: Prohibition? I've kept my head about itEMBARGODDown 8: Deposit required from badly flawed studentDEWFALLDDown 14: City life with female arranged in outbuildingSHEFFIELDDDown 16: Outspoken about doubtfully fair sort of spectaclesVARIFOCALDDown 17: Garden pest from BourgesROSE BUGDDown 18: City transport to disagree with monarch being droppedCARDIFFDDown 20: Little piece of music has donor in troubleRONDINODDown 21: Plant raised, when cold inside, in cityBRECHINDDown 23: Miller needs second in what he should doDUSTYDDown 24: Colourful article on fieldworkREDAN