The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 11th May 2015 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 11th May 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Main source of inspiration in cookCHIEFAAcross 10: Combined to make notes about itCOMPOSITEAAcross 11: Fashion criticised, toned downMODERATEDAAcross 12: Bottled spiritGENIEAAcross 13: The South African flagFREESIAAAcross 15: Laundry bay?THEWASHAAcross 17: Vicar has no head for crimeARSONAAcross 18: Fingerprint expert?DABAAcross 20: Putin may produce new dataINPUTAAcross 22: Uniform — and its wearer?REGULARAAcross 25: Eccentric, strange danceODDBALLAAcross 26: Add six, six and five hundred, being very brightVIVIDAAcross 27: Review what warehousemen shouldn't doTAKE STOCKAAcross 30: Not the main courseTRIBUTARYAAcross 31: The latest thing in ties?FINALDDown 1: The lowest sort of people but always found at the topSCUMDDown 2: Musicians involved in a racket?FIDDLERSDDown 3: A service rise that makes one well offAFARDDown 4: Part of the UK wanting tax to come downSCOTLANDDDown 5: It's mad to become involved in the thick of thingsAMIDSTDDown 6: Language bound to make one too shy to speakTONGUE-TIEDDDown 7: Girl turns up after six — capital!VIENNADDown 8: Sounds a good player — give up!CEDEDDown 13: Talent shown by a number in entertainmentFLAIRDDown 14: Chose to give voice and escorted from the sceneSINGLEDOUTDDown 16: Stay there!HOTELDDown 19: Put up with a girl in New York CityBROOKLYNDDown 21: Military units also included in projectsPLATOONSDDown 23: Given a wrong order, admitted defeatGAVEINDDown 24: Cane and thrash an early leaver firstRATTANDDown 26: Block vote?VETODDown 28: Riddle involves Kipling poem, in a waySIFTDDown 29: Dispatch bag?KILL