The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 27th May 2020 There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 27th May 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Please spread outASLEEPAAcross 5: Rule out overture to include music finalePRECLUDEAAcross 9: One's into oddly erratic standardsCRITERIAAAcross 10: Firm bum? That's crude!COARSEAAcross 11: I see you said, not long ago, to follow skill with eloquenceARTICULATELYAAcross 13: See 18SUITAAcross 14: Most drunk end with most sleepTIPSIESTAAcross 17: Descendant admits returning for stingerSCORPIONAAcross 18: Formal wear for men in clubs?DARKAAcross 20: Mother's in meeting ad infinitum, feeling fineASYMPTOMATICAAcross 23: Part covering right holePIERCEAAcross 24: Not frightened of a fraud in developmentUNAFRAIDAAcross 25: Launch a steamship that's partly corruptUNCHASTEAAcross 26: City speed beginning to scare the likes of DaphneNYMPHSDDown 2: Material deftly wrapped to cover Caesarean sectionSARIDDown 3: Fan of overlapping ThespiansEXTRACTORDDown 4: Tories say locking up Islamist leader means equalityPARITYDDown 5: Torment resulting from unsympathetic law? Do a mischief!PLAYCATANDMOUSEDDown 6: I'm leaving limo during getaway for some meatESCALOPEDDown 7: Rose petal arrangementLEAPTDDown 8: First to limbo dance outside — absolute revelationDISCLOSUREDDown 12: Following report of breastfeeding episode?SUCCESSIONDDown 15: Home code broken, uncovering Trump's vulgarityINDECORUMDDown 16: Don't enumerate so much, it's dullLISTLESSDDown 19: Sexercise tension?STRAINDDown 21: At first, Megan upset Harry, throwing away a gift of perfumeMYRRHDDown 22: See 5WITH