The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 4th May 2015 There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 4th May 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Drive Earl in California? That's sweet!CARAMELAAcross 5: Doctor married loverADMIRERAAcross 9: Travel a short time to a riverMOTORAAcross 10: Mistress recounts a disasterCOURTESANAAcross 11: Yarn about Lawrence having opponents browbeatenTHREATENEDAAcross 12: Engagement revealed in game showMESHAAcross 14: Scrap dealer keeps Ethel confused? Exactly!TO THE LETTERAAcross 18: Place of judgement where Penny advanced tycoonPEARLYGATESAAcross 21: Pinches small quantities of boozeNIPSAAcross 22: Uncovered bet about old vessel reaching poleSTARK NAKEDAAcross 25: Thoughtlessness right away leads to rudenessIMPUDENCEAAcross 26: Head of security to check back for trendsTIDESAAcross 27: Man with weapon hidden in clothingGARMENTAAcross 28: Time of day for loose women in SenegalSUNDOWNDDown 1: Revive space traveller with oxygenCOME TODDown 2: Interest in soldiers' actRETURNDDown 3: Mail centre becomes profit orientedMERCANTILEDDown 4: Money leads Charlie into temptationLUCREDDown 5: A maiden was not accustomed to hold me for pleasureAMUSEMENTDDown 6: Silencer Mike put on Victorian pick-upMUTEDDown 7: Poet has single girl introduced to mountain climbingROSSETTIDDown 8: Become exhausted, like a narrowly-beaten cricket teamRUN SHORTDDown 13: Know Carol's not up in LondonKENSINGTONDDown 15: Drunken tackle keeps player well connectedTIGHT-KNITDDown 15: Drunken tackle keeps player well connectedTIGHTKNITDDown 16: Society awaiting settlement of expensesSPENDINGDDown 17: Brother stores silver tubing for musicianBAGPIPERDDown 19: Small child gets spectacles for motor vehicleSKIDOODDown 20: Inventor in side-on crashEDISONDDown 23: Rushes about with English detectiveREEDSDDown 24: Sovereign tucked into fish in loungeIDLE