The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 14th May 2013 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 14th May 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Half of misers' donation in doubtMISGIVINGAAcross 6: Temper heard by the side of the roadKERBAAcross 10: See 26LINESAAcross 11: Swimmer to cross water first to end in elegant surroundingsSWORDFISHAAcross 12: Thin piece of material clutched by extremely shambolic grannySCRAGGYAAcross 13: First in the valley to shineGLISTENAAcross 14: Anti-abortion or anti-reproduction is spreadingPROLIFERATIONAAcross 17: Steer tight: one way to show determinationGRITONESTEETHAAcross 21: Brief reply in tough parliamentary exchanges recordedHANSARDAAcross 22: Least likely to give me an estimate, having lost one friendMEANESTAAcross 24: Home space designed to be pretentious, isn't it?NESTCEPASAAcross 25: Moron's tail replaced by moron's head, in a manner of speakingIDIOMAAcross 26: Pays less attention to face with wrinklesSIDEAAcross 27: Shank used to position theseSKEANDHUSDDown 1: Wimps of a type very taken by politiciansMILKSOPSDDown 2: Help in finding objects on a river bedSONARDDown 3: Badges almost intended to take a hundred: that's being pettyINSIGNIFICANCEDDown 4: Fashionable pen in outlineIN STYLEDDown 5: State of the world (old and new)GEORGIADDown 7: Being naughty, entice with sexEXISTENCEDDown 8: Rupert Murdoch is oldBEHINDDDown 9: Running wild isn't held in high esteemADMINISTRATIONDDown 15: Masterminded grandiose schemeORGANISEDDDown 16: See 8THETIMESDDown 18: Complex part ends up ideologically reversedOEDIPUSDDown 19: Collectively providing service in a particular directionEN MASSEDDown 20: Appreciation of actor's rising moment has vanishedTHANKSDDown 23: Girl's correct aspirationEDITH