The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 1st May 2020 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 1st May 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Notice society girl wearing ringDISMISSALAAcross 6: Start of virulent fever is uncertainVAGUEAAcross 9: Pennies I organised in a heapPILEDAAcross 10: It's popular because the Queen's inside — that's not true!INSINCEREAAcross 11: Light infantry in degrading defeatDEMOLITIONAAcross 12: Known in Scotland and in the Home CountiesKENTAAcross 14: Threatened staff with a first-class degreeMENACEDAAcross 15: Improve hospital in Cornish town with no parking zoneENHANCEAAcross 17: Gossip allowed back to get personal propertyCHATTELAAcross 19: Her sins revealed in such hallowed placesSHRINESAAcross 20: Madness of king's advancing yearsRAGEAAcross 22: Corrupt grown-up English countADULTERATEAAcross 25: Maestro presenting opera at home in UlsterTOSCANINIAAcross 26: Entertain European in Italian restaurantTREATAAcross 27: Forced rebel leader to be accepted by peacemakerDROVEAAcross 28: Homicide drowning novice in more rumSTRANGLERDDown 1: Tricked theologian to keep up on ecstasyDUPEDDDown 2: A canal Sam renovated in SpainSALAMANCADDown 3: Rude show entertains the SpanishINDELICATEDDown 4: Old Bob's inclined to be very formalSTILTEDDDown 5: Pupil is a bit pliantLISSOMEDDown 6: Very last tradeVENDDDown 7: Given church land, bishop bursts into songGLEBEDDown 8: Standing vertically?ERECTNESSDDown 13: Prince not getting up for a danceCHARLESTONDDown 14: Spice assessed and softened by soakingMACERATEDDDown 16: Iron panel forged to unequalled standardNONPAREILDDown 18: Young men found old Penny in the little girls' roomLADDIESDDown 19: Serviceman finds one in metal alloySOLDIERDDown 21: Angus touchily withholds enthusiasmGUSTODDown 23: Landlord has no right to come inENTERDDown 24: German bolted down mountain passGATE