The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 11th May 2017 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 11th May 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Passion is what rematch regularly exhibitedWARMTHAAcross 5: Spotted leader of batty pressure groupBLOBBYAAcross 8: Full of wind, disgorging small amount of gravy?BOATFULAAcross 9: Spooner's Environment Agency plan that protects one from splashesMUDFLAPAAcross 11: Frisky echidna, zoo's gift for Leo?SIGN OF THE ZODIACAAcross 12: Huge US city in recession, tooALSOAAcross 13: Cruise in a fur, open to attackASSAILABLEAAcross 17: Sly dandies revelling in ways to go to hellDEADLYSINSAAcross 18: Punctilious, detailed 11, 13 or 17?PRIMAAcross 20: Finally passes Brownie test in navel-gazingSELF-EXAMINATIONAAcross 23: Grave bearing tiny cross on archaeological siteDIGNITYAAcross 24: I pace banks of Liffey in furyIRATELYAAcross 25: Male with extremely erogenous legsSTAGESAAcross 26: Far from dense, argues with energySPARSEDDown 2: Carmen receiving a single wound, feeling no painANALGESIADDown 3: I don't believe that legend of ArachneMYFOOTDDown 4: Henry II welcoming return of dipso son in foul pantsHALITOSISDDown 5: Host served up last of superb Yorkshire puddingBOMBEDDown 6: "Un-American" is long-established term to describe LeftOLD-WORLDDDown 7: Curry from Latvia perhaps not finishedBALTIDDown 8: England evacuated after British Airways' spacecraft is tampered withBASTARDISEDDDown 10: Child allowance kept economy activePOCKET MONEYDDown 14: Subtly insinuate these are paid every yearANNUITIESDDown 15: Prohibit bombs, the ultimate in senseless follyBARMINESSDDown 16: Transient supporter turned up to invade pitchFLEETINGDDown 19: Bare half-cut granny, one of a bunchBANANADDown 21: Frivolous answer to crossword clueLIGHTDDown 22: Unfathomable depth of baby's subconsciousABYSS