The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 31st May 2019 There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 31st May 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: British introduced to articles from Greece, perhapsTHEBANAAcross 5: Getting to be charming and properBECOMINGAAcross 9: Recall snigger, laughing ultimately about a birdGREATTITAAcross 10: Far from developed pond dweller I own, by the sound of it?MINUTEAAcross 11: Time to reflect on depraved premier in Washington being irresponsibleDEVIL-MAY-CAREAAcross 13: Colonnade attaches to Athenian housesSTOAAAcross 14: Directive almost involving Reagan trimmed down the big gunsORDNANCEAAcross 17: Drug reduced, might that hurt?UPPERCUTAAcross 18: See 22OVERAAcross 20: Cricketer right to go, unfortunately run is declined to the frustration of the present opener?BATTERIESNOTAAcross 23: One featuring in sort of diagram, a capital cityVIENNAAAcross 24: See 20INCLUDEDAAcross 25: Item blown up muffles encouraging cries coming from the Austrian AlpsTYROLESEAAcross 26: Reason, perhaps, egg breaksSANITYDDown 2: Instrument designed for cutting? Top shavedHARPDDown 3: Go for one day keeping apart swine and pheasant, sayBOARD GAMEDDown 4: Mother last to swat greenbottles?NATIVEDDown 5: In the main, some fighting fit: athlete left with bone to repairBATTLEOFTHENILEDDown 6: Regular mostly keeps together with specially trained soldierCOMMANDODDown 7: Crazed genius's heart controlled by tablet, perhaps?MANICDDown 8: Buff beauty in balletNUTCRACKERDDown 12: Those inherited after a break-up in my past lifeSTEPFAMILYDDown 15: Sick spell and sick feeling after a change of policyABOUT TURNDDown 16: Hood, warmer oneSCARFACEDDown 19: Articulate Presbyterian leader strikesKNOCKSDDown 21: South American steps on llama trotting to market, all finally going berserkTANGODDown 22: In bar, drunk oft remainingLEFT