The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 25th May 2020 There are 17 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 25th May 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Mead brewed with American and European beanEDAMAMEAAcross 5: Peculiar dialect used in a Salvation Army meeting hallCITADELAAcross 10: Pattern knitted into popular anorakARANAAcross 11: Free bananas came in savoury pasteEMANCIPATEAAcross 12: Clothing from soldier turned up during disorderly retreatRIG OUTAAcross 12: Clothing from soldier turned up during disorderly retreatRIGOUTAAcross 13: Monkey died in treeTAMARINDAAcross 14: Fruit found by animal in the edges of cultivated woodCHIPBOARDAAcross 16: Bird (chicken) not caughtRAVENAAcross 17: Trick where fruit turns into stoneSTUNTAAcross 19: Plant in enclosure confused tailless monsterPENSTEMONAAcross 23: Old-time singer and performers meeting retired sailor at end of oratorioCASTRATOAAcross 24: Note covered in pieces of rice cakeECLAIRAAcross 26: Vessels seen by navy entering bay for celebration north of the borderBURNSNIGHTAAcross 27: Cricketer's garmentSLIPAAcross 28: Rats in areas of wastelandDESERTSAAcross 29: Get furious about 5 being cutSEVEREDDDown 2: Muslim ascetic put Queen Victoria's head in bowlDERVISHDDown 3: Setter given books on old West Indian musicMENTODDown 4: Mother's store for recycling plastic?MAESTRODDown 6: Collapsed mine swallowing company's takingsINCOMEDDown 7: Food additive in a box ruined meatASPARTAMEDDown 8: Friendly alliance welcomed by independent enterpriseENTENTEDDown 9: Let a runner go out with drug for rider in last placeLANTERNEROUGEDDown 15: Vice-president holding up English money in show of contritionPENITENCEDDown 18: Bad-mouth picture put up by MussoliniTRADUCEDDown 20: Cover article supporting nut treeSHEATHEDDown 21: Fruit containing popular mineralOLIVINEDDown 22: Alien found under farm building's thatch?BARNETDDown 25: Fabric in shawl is LebaneseLISLE