The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 2nd May 2018 There are 14 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 2nd May 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Writer like Nelson?COLUMNISTAAcross 8: Substitute for axesPROXYAAcross 9: 1000 + 1 + 50 + 0 + 50? It's about a unitKILOLITREAAcross 10: Measure direction using soundWEIGHAAcross 12: He's a priest, surrounded by noiseHELIUMAAcross 13: At position in A&E wanting 6ASTATINEAAcross 16: CD music made poorly, lacking special energyCADMIUMAAcross 19: Backtrack with Poles moving in …SPONSORAAcross 22: … one agrees for fool to come inASSENTERAAcross 25: Co-pilot finally completes putting fuel over nose of BoeingCOBALTAAcross 27: Youngsters left inside discosCLUBSAAcross 28: Be 51 stone in front, without odd tummyBERYLLIUMAAcross 29: Delivered my first line?QUEUEAAcross 30: Perfect summer month for record drinkMINT JULEPDDown 1: I dine out after 10IODINEDDown 2: EU's regret over drugEUROPIUMDDown 3: In wind, I umpire insideINDIUMDDown 4: Answer parsed cryptically and placed far apartASPREADDDown 5: Important old city fellowURGENTDDown 6: O'Grady in orthodox drag to make endings funnyOXYGENDDown 11: Terminate Sierra, Romeo, Quebec, Papa?STOPDDown 14: See 16IRSDDown 15: Earl with posh car? Perhaps this is to be humanERRDDown 16: 100 locks for furnitureCHADDown 17: Democrat very upset by party's old computer systemDOSDDown 18: Capable of two thirds output? That's dodgyUP TODDown 20: No prize? I'm to receive 2nd cupNOBELIUMDDown 21: As football team loses a league, 1 to 100ARSENICDDown 23: S-setter retired to tour the capital of LatviaSULFURDDown 24: Er … er … twice the amount of hesitationERBIUMDDown 25: Toy eaten up by Lord WolfCOYOTEDDown 26: Praised young Miliband after his elevation, sayLAUDED