The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 3rd May 2018 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 3rd May 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Half of really friendly cityVENICEAAcross 4: Shoot right rabbit on fencingSPROUTAAcross 9: In which soldiers may drop bombsEGGSAAcross 10: More than one quashing — mental nuns wrestlingANNULMENTSAAcross 11: See 16RATINGAAcross 12: Picture headless cartoon character in short episodePAINTINGAAcross 13: Home time — one shot to capture routeITINERARYAAcross 15: Director having sex, second pair of smalls discardedEXECAAcross 16: Controlling back of Wallace and Gromit in animationMODEAAcross 17: Fast runner to show off brandSPORTS CARAAcross 21: Vegetable with potassium? Cooks boil hard leaves off endKOHLRABIAAcross 22: Primarily Shaun the Sheep dead drunkSTEWEDAAcross 24: Late talks for groups of clergymenPASTORATESAAcross 25: Took home wheels for cheeseEDAMAAcross 26: Stops to collect Oscar with awardsENDOWSAAcross 27: See 20ESCAPEDDown 1: Tramp turning over telly, catching A Grand Day OutVAGRANTDDown 2: North American native that is wrong to be upsetNISEIDDown 3: Cock-up by one in animated series?CLANGERDDown 5: Nick ParkPULL-INDDown 6: Demands too much with public cutsOVERTAXESDDown 7: Great filmTITANICDDown 8: Wrong trousers cut below hipINAPPROPRIATEDDown 14: Due to land, terribly bumpyNODULATEDDDown 16: Money to tie up, fell over timeMOORAGEDDown 18: On models, section in middle sticks outRESISTSDDown 19: Expert presenter of art film, that's clearACETATEDDown 20: Fine to take off A Close ShaveNARROWDDown 23: Fluid piece from René MagritteENEMA