The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 9th May 2014 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 9th May 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Dance venue near to Central London underground — Blackfriars, for startersNIGHT CLUBAAcross 7: Dance venue near to Central London underground — Blackfriars, for startersNIGHTCLUBAAcross 8: Puck leaves 14 11, a music systemSOLFAAAcross 9: Party man isn't silly so-and-so?DOMINANTSAAcross 10: On the move from one prisonASTIRAAcross 12: Be consistent with echo that's affected leading noteCOHEREAAcross 13: Daily newspaper's mass appeal, originally a compelling attractionCHARISMAAAcross 16: Tampers with soapDOCTORSAAcross 19: Decide definitely to 18 this puzzle?RESOLVEAAcross 22: Hospital roped off for Spanish apostleSANPEDROAAcross 25: Went up mountain? Fell off, having gone firstSCALEDAAcross 27: Do medicineTONICAAcross 28: Pushchair occupant full of germs?BABY BUGGYAAcross 29: Overcharge offensive group of 8OCTETAAcross 30: Sickness potentially lethal after one left hospitalILL HEALTHDDown 1: Escort in garage started at the first attempt, with learner at wheel?GIGOLODDown 2: Very best bars providing cold food, but less cold temperatureCHOICESTDDown 3: Only child volunteers to join very English group of 8OCTAVEDDown 4: Man on the bench is only reserveJUSTICEDDown 5: Gibbon's ailing somewhat due to small growthBONSAIDDown 6: A note hard to ratifyAFFIRMDDown 11: Musical notesFAMEDDown 14: See 16SOLDDown 15: See 16ATEDDown 16: Get down with sort of dance number not identified by a series of notesDISDDown 17: See 16CONDDown 18: Redecorate? Yes, after taking ecstasy, cocaine and speedREDODDown 20: During exam, copper has a right to be enigmatically propheticORACULARDDown 21: What eunuchs have as extras?NOBALLSDDown 23: Note bum note, including note right nowAT ONCEDDown 24: Note in iPad about how 8 syllables appear in 11 and 18PAIREDDDown 25: Tool chest surprisingly contains unknown quantitySCYTHEDDown 26: 12.5% of 29? That's hardEIGHTH