The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 27th May 2016 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 27th May 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Soldier, following wayward line, cracks single car partOILENGINEAAcross 10: Unabashedly pink party topOUTDOAAcross 11: Day's getting long in desertDITCHAAcross 12: Arctic bird from large country, circling one dry meadowLITTLE AUKAAcross 13: Mechanic about to cut fuel with hesitationGREASERAAcross 14: Company backs Conservative I state is a bit of a nutOCCIPUTAAcross 17: Trendy article with Low Dutch in 4's 8INTHEAAcross 19: Place to bathe — pee in itSPAAAcross 20: Champion in court has, as he'd say, nothing leftNADALAAcross 21: Ominous spreading out of mouldDOOMFULAAcross 22: Men on board entertaining Republican boresPIERCESAAcross 24: I see fool tucking into lavish meat dishFRICASSEEAAcross 26: Pedestrian to block a driver needing a coachBANALAAcross 28: Result of 4's 8 is 4 ÷ 50FLOURAAcross 29: Norway covered in a black ice that's holding waterABSORBENTDDown 1: See 17MOODDDown 2: Group wearing famous red dressCLOTHEDDown 3: Single focus of drunken egotist may be hereONTHESHELFDDown 4: He crushes a number in French ResistanceMILLERDDown 5: Dash of tea has to fill valley-dweller in 4's 8DEATHOFADDown 6: We're told sea bird shows a bit of a habitCOWLDDown 7: Hastened to grab gin that's floggedSTRAPPEDDDown 8: Play? Certainly not!WORKDDown 13: Do 4's 8 to get good skinGRINDDDown 15: Edit barely truncates 8 with 4CANTERBURYDDown 16: See 15TALESDDown 18: 4's 8, right to probe issue, can force changesTROPICOFDDown 19: See 5SALESMANDDown 22: Eve not very excited with slap and ticklePLEASEDDown 23: See 18CANCERDDown 24: Pipe provided with iron casingFIFEDDown 25: A pro dropping round in BarnetAFRODDown 27: Departed from city townspeople vacatedLATE