The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 24th May 2019 There are 14 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 24th May 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Without wasting words, show sympathy, capturing child's heartPITHILYAAcross 5: Revealed orgy of dope and sexEXPOSEDAAcross 9: Backing role, embracing male — one of slender meansTRAMPAAcross 10: Peculiar shapes securing fastener produce contentmentHAPPINESSAAcross 11: Squeal 'Woo!' in type of 20GRASSCOURTAAcross 12: More despondent, dropping drug in hazeBLURAAcross 14: Stink horribly, trashing universal valuesHUMANRIGHTSAAcross 18: Philosopher of language chewing over fish with boozeIRIS MURDOCHAAcross 21: 10 in something to buy in 19 barAXLEAAcross 22: Speak at length about a short swim around and leave to decayDILAPIDATEAAcross 25: Fruit of foul temper skewered? On the contraryTANGERINEAAcross 26: Energy endlessly recycled would be soGREENAAcross 27: Bear eating gutted veggie in non-veggie establishmentCARVERYAAcross 28: Totally heartless diatribes from dictatorsTYRANTSDDown 1: Broth, say, over? OverPOTAGEDDown 2: Drink producer's sheep receiving a degreeTEA BAGDDown 3: Setter's after Scottish thinker's abscessIMPOSTHUMEDDown 4: Cry of delight from vulgar sortYAHOODDown 4: Cry of delight from vulgar sortYAHOO!DDown 5: Fourth letter in Oscar Peterson's made-up languageESPERANTODDown 6: Annoyance caused by French breadPAINDDown 7: Being furtive, make off with your old …STEALTHYDDown 8: … 6, first in costumeDISTRESSDDown 13: Seek information with which to identify malefactor's food itemFISH FINGERDDown 13: Seek information with which to identify malefactor's food itemFISHFINGERDDown 15: Sickliness results in dim boy getting no points in resitMORBIDITYDDown 16: Performed deed in college, initially providing instructionDIDACTICDDown 17: Popular novelist embraces headdress-makerMILLINERDDown 19: Pub where brown cleric gets round inTAVERNDDown 20: Keyboard instrument — no piano — raised in sportTENNISDDown 23: Expert has a profundity that's bottomlessADEPTDDown 24: Sheds uninherited characteristic?MEME