The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 4th May 2020 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 4th May 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Stiff material to resist something batteringBUCKRAMAAcross 5: In Panama, say, a little place where I liveHABITATAAcross 9: Dispose of bushy hair — revolting!MOP UPAAcross 10: Queens' man's worry — knee being wrenchedNEW YORKERAAcross 11: A stock Guardian figure?STORE DETECTIVEAAcross 13: Feel sick, having eaten fishEELSAAcross 14: Rich supply of water awaiting attentionWELL-TO-DOAAcross 17: Solvers are excellent peopleCRACKERSAAcross 18: Mark returns to schoolETONAAcross 21: Sensational items for dressmakerPINS AND NEEDLESAAcross 23: Old dog in races is not inhibitedEXTROVERTAAcross 24: Unmarried parent is not the sameOTHERAAcross 25: It beat time, a guide when one's at seaSEXTANTAAcross 26: Can bees suffer want?ABSENCEDDown 1: Paper initially backing up main filesBUMFDDown 2: London, for example, wins one away from Uber — it reduces profitsCAPITAL GAINS TAXDDown 3: Man is rugby forwardRUPERTDDown 4: Sullen, introducing new poem of lamentMONODYDDown 5: Say in what way it's a gunHOWITZERDDown 6: Cabbage badger doesn't finish; firm, large oneBROCCOLIDDown 7: Be brave, like an unfortunate boxer?TAKE IT ON THE CHINDDown 8: Got roped in to play, explosively ruining it?TORPEDOINGDDown 12: Magistrates and newspapers in strenuous exerciseBENCH PRESSDDown 15: In brief, fine state of musical theatreOKLAHOMADDown 16: Carelessly treading slopeGRADIENTDDown 19: Somewhere to sleep with a girlBERTHADDown 20: Notice academics make extra chargesADDONSDDown 22: Liberal toff re-elected, with many abstentionsFREE