The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 6th May 2014 There are 16 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 6th May 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Spy desires to get into bus leaving universityBURGESSAAcross 5: Maiden ensnared by a more desperate stalker?ADMIRERAAcross 9: Do without starter — entering, order ungarnished beefCOMPLAINTAAcross 10: Resin from underground deposit, soft insideCOPALAAcross 11: A tiny bit goody-goody, one of the cricket sidesPIONAAcross 12: Run-time OU medic originally smashed, breaking recordFOURMINUTEAAcross 14: The woman's small creature, mostly a retiring typeHERMITAAcross 15: Material cased in lead, old stuff used in medical experimentPLACEBOAAcross 16: Cold tops in container for ice or snowCOCAINEAAcross 18: Loutish son joins campaignSLOBBYAAcross 20: Fruit worker gangster forced into carCANTALOUPEAAcross 21: See 12MILEAAcross 24: Road runs into nightclub, maybeDRIVEAAcross 25: Good Scottish job with minimal English involvement? That points the wayGUIDEPOSTAAcross 26: Little person Sally sounding drunkSHORTIEAAcross 27: Vehicle with rubbish, vehicle falling overTRACTORDDown 1: Graduate given prize in northern townBACUPDDown 2: Odd European barristerRUMPOLEDDown 3: It's slippery, see — that's what we hearEELYDDown 4: Feelings to hot up, sadly, on account of mistake in conversationSLIP OF THE TONGUEDDown 5: Hip pastor's hot on unconventional philosopher claiming spiritual insightsANTHROPOSOPHISTDDown 6: Plotter in country besieged by dull soldiersMACHINATORDDown 7: Artist and his creation, not one about to create delightRAPTUREDDown 8: Work of art upsetting maiden? There's something deceptive in itRELIEVODDown 13: Going round to protect John, upset and uncertainAMBIVALENTDDown 16: Unwell girl's said we sound chirpyCICADASDDown 17: Financial unit not entirely innocent, I moanCENTIMODDown 19: Trouble with fight breaking out? Rescue operation neededBAIL OUTDDown 19: Trouble with fight breaking out? Rescue operation neededBAILOUTDDown 22: What gets devoured when the foremost lady comes round?EATERDDown 23: Good spirit to get old Irish leader half cutDEVA