The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 9th May 2013 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 9th May 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Surrealist painter, boxing king, reptileTERRAPINAAcross 9: See 11OUT OFAAcross 10: What's funny about stuffSTOWAAcross 11: Really good and mad (one's having left)? Not in the view of dismissive typeOUT OF SIGHTAAcross 12: See 19FONDERAAcross 14: Staging of Dynasty, including unstarted election processMOUNTINGAAcross 15: Sportingly go down the Blue Shady ClubSKY DIVEAAcross 15: Sportingly go down the Blue Shady ClubSKYDIVEAAcross 17: Room cut into ready-assembled large fighting machineREDARMYAAcross 20: Step into block for an out-of-this-world facilitySPACELABAAcross 22: Leader of hike lost in quiet surroundingsSHEIKHAAcross 23: Copper outfit knocked back in mine blown up with TNT chargeINDICTMENTAAcross 24: Model racing driverMOSSAAcross 25: See 19HEARTAAcross 26: Native Americans appear to surround stock farm, cutting off riverCOMANCHEDDown 1: Remaining with a certain Captain SlugLEFTHOOKDDown 2: See 19GROWDDown 3: Stink produced by rampant lion?UPROARDDown 4: Make-up (whichever covers a cat)ANATOMYDDown 5: Hairdo, if of curls dipped in restorerCOIFFUREDDown 6: Discarding performer's actSTRIPTEASEDDown 7: Three consecutive letters carried in two articles by northern nationalAFGHANDDown 13: Instructive addict's outburst: "One state!"DIDACTICALDDown 16: Fly to see remake of Tati in Love — dire!VOLITATEDDown 18: See 19MAKESTHEDDown 19: Saw the missing explanation for heightened feelings of loveABSENCEDDown 21: Effective as a striking puppet?PUNCHYDDown 22: Shut out male duo to keep this shut upSHTUMMDDown 24: See 11MIND