The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 16th May 2018 There are 14 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 16th May 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Animals running wild in 3 eraCREATURESAAcross 8: One to mount a 26PUNCHAAcross 9: Son of Scottish king, 19MACARTHURAAcross 10: Regularly call on us to 26CLOUTAAcross 12: Footballer in 1926, right halfbackNEYMARAAcross 13: A king has one coal supply in 19AGRICOLAAAcross 16: Intimate times at handCLOSEBYAAcross 19: A Green Line outing's a hit, leading to more than one day out for many?GENERALAAcross 22: Harlot cycling around with X, a seductive characterLOTHARIOAAcross 25: Creative person, twice briefly in 19 practiceARTISTAAcross 27: Kick hard for a 19BOOTHAAcross 28: 19 3 in conversation with the virginCUSTOMARYAAcross 29: Good to mouth off, in 19GRANTAAcross 30: Adult locked up in Wakefield, missing green area once part of Yorkshire?WAPENTAKEDDown 1: Stop outside right line for one on 26CREASEDDown 2: Old woman with bad asthma revered wise menMAHATMASDDown 3: George Armstrong, 19, more astute when tackling Spurs wingerCUSTERDDown 4: Soldier in uniform, in 19REGULARDDown 5: No end of bile Puck produced in 19PUBLICDDown 6: Trade union in a state, for realACTUALDDown 11: See 18FREEDDown 14: See 16OURDDown 15: Utter rallying cry from 1926?ALLDDown 16: Oddly, only the Guardian's after first instalment of Camberwick Green?COLDDown 17: See 15OUTDDown 18: Film bride wiping bottom?BORNDDown 20: Guess Puck's into a car with extra storage spaceESTIMATEDDown 21: 19 in old FordPOPULARDDown 23: Smells good, our scent bottleODOURSDDown 24: Far from enjoying a night outHATINGDDown 25: Former PM and Attorney 19ATTLEEDDown 26: See 19STRIKE