The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 2nd May 2019 There are 17 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 2nd May 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Raises false alarm as crow flies not straightCRIESWOLFAAcross 6: Revolting dog I would turn out of the groundDIG UPAAcross 9: Not right to cheat American out of moneyWONGAAAcross 10: One not quite a success in new Park filmNEARLYMANAAcross 11: To perform flogging is to act as the Empire didSTRIKE BACKAAcross 12: At intervals, Neptunian geographical feature that explodesETNAAAcross 14: Gets in the way of extracting copper from gourdsCUMBERSAAcross 15: Thrown off toboggan and soaked?DELUGEDAAcross 17: Exeat for graduatePASS OUTAAcross 17: Exeat for graduatePASSOUTAAcross 19: What one Greek moving into China does?MIGRATEAAcross 20: We hear Big Bird to be highly enjoyableROCKAAcross 22: Attendant sprinted short way ahead to junctionMINISTRANTAAcross 25: Large ideogram represented former PMGOLDA MEIRAAcross 26: A beautiful original poem, HomeABODEAAcross 27: Scraps expert conclusion? UnwiseTRASHAAcross 28: Very short time, most irritatingTITCHIESTDDown 1: College is down in seaside townCOWESDDown 2: Not-so-wise guy stupidly smug on airIGNORAMUSDDown 3: Explorer's hut splitSHACKLETONDDown 4: Writer opens Milton's text, not the first volumeOMNIBUSDDown 5: Little animal picked up by police, showing limpFLACCIDDDown 6: Toy poodle has left Lima for goodDOLLDDown 7: Upset stomach on a grand scaleGAMUTDDown 8: Beg God to manage successfullyPANHANDLEDDown 13: Highly planned escape route?FLIGHT PATHDDown 14: Policeman back on duty, yes? It's an actCOPYRIGHTDDown 16: No force in camouflage sported something of avocadoGUACAMOLEDDown 18: Clear intent to obtain weaponTRIDENTDDown 19: Detective resolves 19 acrossMAIGRETDDown 21: Flower, roughly every one coming upCALLADDown 23: Water gets into dry postTWEETDDown 24: Roughly cut fuel at hospitalGASH