The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 7th May 2013 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 7th May 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Charged item almost consuming deficit, so thriveBLOSSOMAAcross 5: Film star's last drink almost producing windMISTRALAAcross 9: Place rings close to golden ringARENAAAcross 10: Vehicle wound round a birdSALOONCARAAcross 11: Was there nothing Ginger Spice accomplished that's musical?DIDGERIDOOAAcross 12: Knife initially piercing Chinese red sharkMAKOAAcross 14: L for Lansbury, long ago?LABOURLEADERAAcross 18: Frank feeling nothing, man tucking into dessertHEART-TO-HEARTAAcross 21: Early expression from baby's movementDADAAAcross 22: Lack of detail yet in Elgar's variationsGENERALITYAAcross 25: Wind in vet, behind producing airVENTILATEAAcross 26: Stone deep in earth kids played withKEITHAAcross 27: See 6LEOPARDAAcross 28: Canonisations without pickled onions, devilishSATANICDDown 1: Kind granny's ultimate drinkBRANDYDDown 2: Exaggerate content of book about composer, no endOVERDODDown 3: Order papers on music, dance, etc, extra bitsSPAREPARTSDDown 4: Christ with Noah booted geniusMESSIDDown 5: Spice Girl on tour topless, one topless in AustraliaMELBOURNEDDown 6: Ounce — or oodles with prawn crackersSNOWDDown 7: See 26RICHARDSDDown 8: Pig in fat gets left of oldLARBOARDDDown 13: Risk holding onto reserve when stock prices are fallingBEAR MARKETDDown 15: Where you can count up to five, for exampleON ONE HANDDDown 16: Dispense with nefarious vixenSHE-DEVILDDown 17: Dance where canine bites joiner on middle of groinFANDANGODDown 19: Individual giant houses for Renaissance manTITIANDDown 20: Paul's fat bottom wiped — fabulous!MYTHICDDown 23: Chance in rugby game to get head ripped offEVENSDDown 24: Capital invested in sugar, I gatheredRIGA