The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 22nd May 2013 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 22nd May 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Intellectual finds bromine in foodCEREBRALAAcross 9: American gangster entertains union leader? That's common!USUALAAcross 10: Bottom of the barrelBUTTAAcross 11: Defensive measure to tie gameDRAWBRIDGEAAcross 12: Partisan located outside Iraqi capitalBIASEDAAcross 14: Former partners keep pamphlet of selected passagesEXTRACTSAAcross 15: Movement formed by a poetANDANTEAAcross 17: Landing area supervisor admitting insolenceHELIPADAAcross 20: Unwanted sewers start to splitNEEDLESSAAcross 22: Nose around worker's storeroomPANTRYAAcross 23: Is this damn development random?HITANDMISSAAcross 24: One Italian female pursues tons of fishTUNAAAcross 25: God has a name that has a pointTHORNAAcross 26: Employers' leader cracked, having been fitted upEQUIPPEDDDown 1: Used loin in a stew? That's fancy!DELUSIONDDown 2: Remains quietRESTDDown 3: Turkey's dead, cooked and soldTRADEDDDown 4: Charlie gets poorer dailyCLEANERDDown 5: Bake buns — hate cookingSUNBATHEDDown 6: Thinking of motorway in disrepairRUMINATIONDDown 7: Land on fireALIGHTDDown 13: Bloomer makes game prolongSNAPDRAGONDDown 16: Taking steps in tango lessonTREADINGDDown 18: A way to keep one's products organisedARRANGEDDDown 19: Longs for unrestrained praisesASPIRESDDown 21: Checks about a hundred FiatsEDICTSDDown 22: Ignore youngster eating a little horsePASS UPDDown 24: It's best put on Indian's headTOPI