The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 7th May 2015 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 7th May 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Right to Left (margin ahead), despicable types are top of the classSTARPUPILAAcross 6: UKIP notches up gains: a sign of economic failureSOUPAAcross 8: Tedious "nu" clueUNVARIEDAAcross 9: Small bird made of folded paper: one cut and tail twitchingORIGMAAAcross 10: Emergency power with feverish resultUPSHOTAAcross 11: Losing candidates present as players wearing sweatersALSORANSAAcross 12: What's Left? None of Democratic Unionists follow American election primaryUSEDUPAAcross 15: Imposition of tax covers returning AllianceSTAMP ACTAAcross 16: Decrepit vehicle for Spooner's emotionless style of musicOLDCROCKAAcross 19: Plaid Cymru, oddly muddled about England, sought helpPRAYEDAAcross 21: Tattoo of devil's head and spirit done in …DRUMBEATAAcross 22: … support of truly embracing conditionVERIFYAAcross 24: Remove rump of Respect?DETAILAAcross 25: Several fine lines are emergingHATCHINGAAcross 26: Plan for Conservative and Unionist controlled media at one time …BLUEAAcross 27: … causes upset in Green seatGENERATESDDown 1: Dawn for Scottish Nationalists, embracing Union once again?SUNUPDDown 2: A party, eroded Left and Right, is embarrassedABASHEDDDown 3: See 26PRINTDDown 4: SDLP are wrongly depicted as hawkersPEDLARSDDown 5: Quick cut garners approval before rash changesLOOK SHARPDDown 6: Old Labour supporter to cause trouble taking on RightSTIRRUPDDown 7: Release humanity, first held by moneylenderUNMANACLEDDown 13: Source of power for free spirit: a deal, I hear?SOLAR CELLDDown 14: In the pub, Boatman? Drink up and make a connection for talkingPHONE PLUGDDown 17: Liberal Democrat has no time for fellow socialistCOMRADEDDown 18: See 6 acrossKITCHENDDown 20: Broadcast's topical but it fails to connectAIRSHOTDDown 22: Today you can be awkward — revolt, ejecting head of legislatureVOTERDDown 23: Sinn Fein rejects House and forfeits resultFINES