The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 6th May 2020 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 6th May 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Seafood dish of the month followed by canned soupOCTOPUSAAcross 5: Laver, maybe, put dread into top playerSEAWEEDAAcross 9: Southern Native American rock formationSCREEAAcross 10: See 21LIBERTIESAAcross 11: Falseness breaks your spirit — right to be ousted by societySPURIOSITYAAcross 12: Equivalent of work pressure, loveOPPOAAcross 14: Battle of Palermo: they lostTHERMOPYLAEAAcross 18: Distillation of Attica's list of factsSTATISTICALAAcross 21: Consider, say, sailors' spells of leave ashore to be overfamiliarTAKEAAcross 22: Being short of one million on card gameIMPATIENCEAAcross 25: Treated like an old convict from East China, end badlyENCHAINEDAAcross 26: Protected by a climber, one was in contentionIVIEDAAcross 27: Volatile market brought about end of the neighbourhood watch memberMEERKATAAcross 28: European city church centreESSENCEDDown 1: Initially one shilling to enter Elizabeth I's haunt?OBSESSDDown 2: Seaman's sources of unusually strong bonesTARSUSDDown 3: Sort of paretic aid related to minor medical carePAEDIATRICDDown 4: Small beers, gas and pitchSALESDDown 5: Like a very small bit of mosaic, but castSUBATOMICDDown 6: Twisted, breezy wife supplants oneAWRYDDown 7: Indicator of who'll get in league after mad exploitEXIT POLLDDown 8: Find Pluto cold no moreDISCOVERDDown 13: Shed is hosting family gameSPILLIKINSDDown 15: Bar providing energy (sustained energy), almost other-worldlyESTAMINETDDown 16: Breathes with different rhythm ultimately — indication of temperatureISOTHERMDDown 17: 'Stern Bill' — the bloke's a real painBACKACHEDDown 19: Standard element of McLaren's ignitionENSIGNDDown 20: Sound cycle: 'Hawk'PEDDLEDDown 23: Go off seat that's lost its topADDLEDDown 24: See 4TALK