The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 3rd May 2021 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 3rd May 2021. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: It is customary to cook a halibutHABITUALAAcross 9: British soldiers capturing East German cityBREMENAAcross 10: Disastrous direction to goWESTAAcross 11: Language of Castro bore translatingSERBO-CROATAAcross 12: The next reign after Louis XVI?TERRORAAcross 14: A very long time to make a ringETERNITYAAcross 15: Turned to church as an authoritySOURCEAAcross 17: In a week or so city goes to ruinDECAYSAAcross 20: In serious outbreak criticise bungling medicPANDEMICAAcross 22: After good notice obtain applianceGADGETAAcross 23: Showing acute intelligence after a strop?RAZOR-SHARPAAcross 24: Weapon that somehow combines power and lots of energyEPEEAAcross 25: Open to bribery, one is held pardonableVENIALAAcross 26: A funny reaction in gales, perhapsLAUGHTERDDown 1: Slack? If not interested, you couldn't ___CARELESSDDown 2: Failed to hear the weatherMISTDDown 3: What's this on my screen, I hear one swearingCURSORDDown 4: Old boy has a couple of teeth to eat fish that's out of dateOBSOLETEDDown 5: Nigeria had ordered a sound investmentHEARING AIDDDown 6: Extremely rude over a mealREPASTDDown 8: Fat monarch makes room for foodLARDERDDown 13: Where the merry men gathered for a letter?ROUND ROBINDDown 16: I lose mac, awkward thing to wearCAMISOLEDDown 18: Pinned into wrong desk? Used to beSKEWEREDDDown 19: Write badly with small strokeSCRAWLDDown 21: Very surprised these days to go round part of Hampton Court gardensAMAZEDDDown 22: Turning up in drinking vessel, notice mineralGYPSUMDDown 24: Send back some stale chocolatesECHO