The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 1st May 2013 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 1st May 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Seasonal air producing Bacchanalian fisticuffs among the Gods?DING-DONGAAcross 8: Seasonal air producing Bacchanalian fisticuffs among the Gods?DINGDONGAAcross 9: President has introduced his country to harmABUSEAAcross 10: Don't go for supportSTAYAAcross 11: This is my recommendation, so drink would be drunk, say?IFIWEREYOUAAcross 12: Man on a Scottish isleSTAFFAAAcross 14: Fit patient in bagSUITCASEAAcross 15: Trudge past Ireland, land not visible in a stormTRAIPSEAAcross 17: See 8MERRILYAAcross 20: Caring but malevolent at first, contrasting case of ladyMOTHERLYAAcross 22: Realigned (right to left) 22 down for expressionSLOGANAAcross 23: Ahab hooking fishy sole traderWHOLESALERAAcross 24: Brownish-yellow shineBUFFAAcross 25: See 24 downGESTEAAcross 26: Stop a bird (tail first) that's 13BUNGALOWDDown 1: By the sound of it Richard has overcome King Edward the TyrantDICTATORDDown 2: Margaret discards top resembling a souffleEGGYDDown 3: Keen old granny's first up to become ancient streakerGODIVADDown 4: Another time, second time onAGAINSTDDown 5: Sweet woman originally enjoyed Asian food?WATER ICEDDown 6: Procure gas at sea for crew memberSUPERCARGODDown 7: Beauty squeezing nothing from a vesselVENOUSDDown 13: Loud and dark always on the groundFLIGHTLESSDDown 16: Upside-down cakes, perhaps, upsetSTRESSEDDDown 18: African style boxing punch initially breaking limb — child's play?LEAPFROGDDown 19: One bloody series only starting up a number of programmesSYLLABIDDown 21: See 8ONHIGHDDown 22: Number wrapping bare middle in skirt-like garmentSARONGDDown 24: Animal biting ’umongous elephant's head in adventure storyBEAU