The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 17th May 2021 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 17th May 2021. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: They roared with wind by two but were swinging by three!TWENTIESAAcross 9: Bathroom fitting is more splashy when I get inSHOWERAAcross 10: Apprentice never tried out leads for setterANTOAAcross 11: Obey Lorna, perhaps, by revising study …DOONESDUTYAAcross 12: … recently put back in metal folderOF LATEAAcross 14: Philosopher abandoning case makes a cry for helpSOCRATESAAcross 15: Foremost Irish girl gets discharge, when rejectedSUPREMEAAcross 17: Impractical for campuses to become temporary shelters?USELESSAAcross 20: A Swedish group has poetic scheme for this Lear favouriteLIMERICKAAcross 22: Aristocrat without a scrap found outside cityBERLINAAcross 23: Masons may roll it up to reveal supportTROUSER LEGAAcross 24: It comes early for one being sent offBATHAAcross 25: Standard element of animation plotPARCELAAcross 26: After signal, shout 'open'FLAGRANTDDown 1: Disease picked up when the impossible happenedSWINE FLUDDown 2: Found out concealing key to correcting erroneous inputUNDODDown 3: Core position of hospital in NHSMIDDLEDDown 4: Champion finds partner online?ESPOUSEDDown 5: US stock market regulator head promoted under European principlesESSENCESDDown 6: Unexpected visitor in winter trying to sell you something?COLDCALLERDDown 7: Resolution satisfied ownership of property after it is abandonedMETTLEDDown 13: Unreal chef cooked something that's supposedly never availableAFREELUNCHDDown 16: Modest men daily get abusedMAIDENLYDDown 18: Broke unit revealing shade on the outsideSKINTONEDDown 19: Almost miss promotion that could help ascending the slippery slopeSKI LIFTDDown 21: Cast-iron commercial progressINROADDDown 22: He holds the money when company meets in barBAGMANDDown 24: Time attempt to capture rookBIRD