The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 21st May 2014 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 21st May 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Approximate amount of time that's not processed internallyROUGHAGEAAcross 5: Fruit jamSQUASHAAcross 9: See 10ANDFRIESAAcross 10: Order magnified with carbs?BIGMACAAcross 12: Little and pale, say, dish of meatMINUTE STEAKAAcross 15: Right to puncture preposterous planDRAFTAAcross 17: Seasick from Barcelona to Marseille? Something eaten for breakfast!MARMALADEAAcross 18: Two pounds into one dime, terribly unluckyILL-OMENEDAAcross 19: Naturalist without success tours a capital in Khartoum, an African cityDAKARAAcross 20: Something eaten for breakfast — santé?FRENCH TOASTAAcross 24: Slowcoach, one with an ice-cream van, did you say?SUNDAYAAcross 25: Unfortunately I'm sadder, as now harmlessDISARMEDAAcross 26: See 24DRIVERAAcross 27: Aboard ship pirate ultimately welcomed — that's funnyONE-LINERDDown 1: Capital city's un-Daliesque side?REALMADRIDDDown 2: Certain difference in Danube and NileUNDENIABLEDDown 3: World Cup hero injured, striker's head getting bandagedHURSTDDown 4: Make climbing trees difficult for mechanicGREASE MONKEYDDown 6: "Clever" ahead of "stupid" initially, with suckerQUICKSANDDDown 7: Topless mad hostARMYDDown 8: Drink for some horseHOCKDDown 11: Breeding expert in declineREPRODUCTIONDDown 13: Second cut for gameBACKGAMMONDDown 14: Terribly rude and thorny, victor under the Lancastrian roseHENRY TUDORDDown 16: I'm after new setter for the scheduled periodTIME FRAMEDDown 16: I'm after new setter for the scheduled periodTIMEFRAMEDDown 21: Track, t-track!TRAILDDown 22: Old leader of the New York Times?USEDDDown 23: Against being held in quarantineANTI