The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 18th May 2020 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 18th May 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Tame budgie, preferable to wild ones?ABIRDINTHEHANDAAcross 9: Shopkeeper, for example, exchanges staffTRADESMANAAcross 10: Half of us succeeded, including meWOMENAAcross 11: Initially short period going over issuesEMITSAAcross 12: Good clean entertainment? Not musical, thoughSOAP OPERAAAcross 13: As directed, fires riflesRANSACKSAAcross 14: Takes plane (American), which lands in the seaJETSAMAAcross 17: One may be caught out, losing thisWICKETAAcross 19: Like an open field, not sold illegally?UNFENCEDAAcross 22: Marks tool badly in hurryLOOKSMARTAAcross 24: Top honours cut back in a series of stepsPOLKAAAcross 25: List of competitors is in lobbyENTRYAAcross 26: Charlie soon with new side: made one of the SaintsCANONISEDAAcross 27: One's designs appear on flagsPAVEMENT ARTISTDDown 1: See flow chart is repositioned straightAS THE CROW FLIESDDown 2: One translating Latin, a Roman, perhapsITALIANDDown 3: Over the moon here to have secret roomDEEP SPACEDDown 4: Joint titleholderNAMESAKEDDown 5: A flying shed?HANGARDDown 6: Instructive sort of book couple picked up in houseHOWTODDown 7: Book every anaesthetist will have?NUMBERSDDown 8: With this you can get a handle on your gamblingONE-ARMED BANDITDDown 15: Watch next to key, a surprising sightEYE OPENERDDown 15: Watch next to key, a surprising sightEYEOPENERDDown 16: Di abandons hazy intuitionINSTINCTDDown 18: Small country's boast whole continent listened toCROATIADDown 20: Monsters with poisonous gas defeat oneCOLOSSIDDown 21: Clumsy French drive on it over hereGAUCHEDDown 23: In Scottish island, install parking appSKYPE