The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 30th May 2013 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 30th May 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Adams' work a tall building? Not now I knowSHARDIKAAcross 5: A bomb exploding round sticky stuffBAMBOOAAcross 9: Helium or argon, which could be angriest?INERT GASAAcross 10: Piano to let by requestPLEASEAAcross 12: Seceding Spooner's arousing a comment from an assBREAKING AWAYAAcross 15: What they call us in the course of explosive competitionTOURNAMENTAAcross 17: Bill's left off boring another boyTEDAAcross 19: I am not dialectical: having 7 I'm an aardvarkANTAAcross 20: Slippery creature gives manager MBEGREEN MAMBAAAcross 22: Male — no, males — with exterior that's friendly to a remarkable extentPHENOMENALLYAAcross 26: Jumper, maybe: having 7 I'll be a tiger mothWOOLLYAAcross 27: Half-asleep state of most rodents with much of home in waterSEMICOMAAAcross 28: Prince gets by when in the grooveRUPERTAAcross 29: Kept your feet out of water? Your dinner starts with hors d'oeuvreDRY-SHODDDown 1: Covering? Having 7 I'm on guardSKINDDown 2: Any number of years old?AGEDDDown 3: Take top job away from idle fellow in whom is the problem?DETHRONEDDown 4: Finish off a US city where I could have 7KOALADDown 6: Member in liquor, sayALLEGEDDown 7: 10 wait while I'm accompanied by 1 across, 11 the 24, 17 or 28BEARWITHMEDDown 8: Proverbial king of Venice, perhaps, treating anemone with dyeONEEYEDMANDDown 11: Local first in the Guardian for ChurchillWINNIEDDown 13: Seedsman embracing meal for member needs energy providerSTEAMPOWERDDown 14: Nasty turn for boat raised this way — it's usually mockedTURTLE SOUPDDown 16: Sell old ship in custody of policeMARKETDDown 18: Bird that can't fly — hence fly is to make milk?EMULSIFYDDown 21: Tree non-U, if non-UPOPLARDDown 23: Each in the leadAHEADDDown 24: Ring up to show contemptPOOHDDown 25: I'm in hospital: having 7 I'm ArcturusWARD