The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 6th May 2021 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 6th May 2021. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Value from Top Shop in roadside areaLAYGREATSTOREBYAAcross 9: Global struggle: virus from the east not treatedCOLD WARAAcross 10: Figure almost left behind old collegePOLYGONAAcross 11: Classical star's note to introduce Mahler's FourthSOLAAcross 12: Directory of wannabe knights scared to fight?YELLOW PAGESAAcross 13: Falafel bits, eg nice round sandwiches fit to eatINGESTIBLEAAcross 15: Thought Picaroon gives people a hand, brieflyIDEAAAcross 18: Losing heart, one's ridden the tubeHOSEAAcross 20: Cracking nut, a scarce thing with a shell?CRUSTACEANAAcross 23: Made it with rice cooked for so longARRIVEDERCIAAcross 25: Hum opening of television programBOTAAcross 26: Old Indian copper seizing figure's sensitive appendageANTENNAAAcross 27: One wool-gathering artist reversed gauzy clothesSHEARERAAcross 28: I favour sweet, absorbing songs making lover's lamentIAMFORTUNESFOOLDDown 1: Bit of a shock, economist's solution to key problemLOCKSMITHDDown 2: Winter food that's supposed to be burnt?YULE LOGDDown 3: My word! One's performing wild anticsROWDYISMDDown 4: For listeners, Francesco the poet's beloved, moving lineAURALDDown 5: Having shot hoops, see the French playmakerSOPHOCLESDDown 6: Love kiss with these? They may be in bedOXLIPSDDown 7: Desperate need to consume crack, heading for altarENGAGEDDDown 8: Americans releasing article about old ageYONKSDDown 14: Brilliant raid with train that's in motionIRRADIANTDDown 16: Naked relative admitting a rule's brokenAU NATURELDDown 17: Tablet's taken out of fatigue, showing cautionWARINESSDDown 19: Problem eating pastry up in a layerSTRATUMDDown 21: Ban poetic entreaty to hold me backEMBARGODDown 22: Maybe two, four, six and zero stillEVEN SODDown 23: Rug with top-class exterior is an expensive fiddleAMATIDDown 24: Increased amount of liquor is enjoyedRISEN