The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 29th May 2018 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 29th May 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: 9, vile 9, are reportedly for literary villainLONGJOHNAAcross 9: Criticise poet, initially rubbishPANTSAAcross 10: Son clothing daughter in female clothingBODYAAcross 11: Woman with recipe with health food plantsEVERGREENSAAcross 12: Walk between bodyguards in 9 etcSMALLSAAcross 14: Group mostly behind driverTEAMSTERAAcross 15: Seek information between the sheets?INQUIREAAcross 17: Kicks horse covered in ornamentsTHRILLSAAcross 20: £1,000 gets special 18KNICKERSAAcross 22: Perhaps like 18's attractiveness and like 12?SATINYAAcross 23: Sell iodine, perhaps, as a substance in paintLINSEED OILAAcross 24: Electronic sound in live recordBEEPAAcross 25: Only having left back and German forwardALONGAAcross 26: Like unmentionables here in broadcast chat itemTHEMATICDDown 1: Driver's grumble around peak monthsMOTORMANDDown 2: Nasty thug, lying, is leaving thing outUGLYDDown 3: Sportsmen's 9BOXERSDDown 4: What backer does wearing 12INVESTSDDown 5: What entertains slob, kind of music quote?EPIGRAPHDDown 6: Kid returns tight item of 18UNDERSKIRTDDown 7: Country church accepts new time to pay foreign billsUSANCEDDown 13: Tasmanian city throws heavyweight out of hotelLAUNCESTONDDown 16: Troops needing European ally to appear againRE-EMERGEDDown 16: Troops needing European ally to appear againREEMERGEDDown 18: Remain with Roman that is in 9 etcLINGERIEDDown 19: Types on internet, penning chapter for partnersESCORTSDDown 21: Iran's foolishly investing a currency abroadNAIRASDDown 22: See 8SILVERDDown 24: Some 18 a lot of moneyBRAS