The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 27th May 2021 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 27th May 2021. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: It preserves energy and oxygen when getting into tight corsetCREOSOTEAAcross 9: Bush, the rock ’n' roll pioneer?HOLLYAAcross 10: Vegetable seconds with a little dessertSPUDAAcross 11: Suggestion I'm no Titian is absurd!INTIMATIONAAcross 12: Bright-coloured ring attached to compassORANGEAAcross 14: Put off Pole, working to break flipping record!POSTPONEAAcross 15: Extremely young to wear tacky scent and brood?CYGNETSAAcross 17: Wells gets out of jailSPRINGSAAcross 20: Grassland has an arrangement to include vehicleSAVANNAHAAcross 22: Catch first woman not quite backing people on a strict dietVEGANSAAcross 23: Scout, hence improvised shieldESCUTCHEONAAcross 24: Execute part of a card trick from China, with introduction from magicianPALMAAcross 25: Without sleep, role in a children's game is unsuitableINAPTAAcross 26: Place for a plain-clothes detective: hospital department eventINCIDENTDDown 1: Rightly supporting evasive replyPROPERLYDDown 2: Conditional will read out in sylvan settingWOODDDown 3: Handy device, it's suspended in mid-airMOBILEDDown 4: Outfit that tried to get people talking of postage fiddleGESTAPODDown 5: Tom's on a high, OK?THUMBS UPDDown 6: Shrewd acknowledgement of service is a criminal act!FLYTIPPINGDDown 7: Extremely tacky company working for fat catTYCOONDDown 13: Flat possibly made of plastic?NONNATURALDDown 16: Figure a place like Damascus shows resolveTENACITYDDown 18: Come down after party in mobsters' hauntGANGLANDDDown 19: Fabulous bird park in DublinPHOENIXDDown 21: Article by Guardian on metal car marqueAUSTINDDown 22: Very early start by Mediterranean city, a major tourist destinationVENICEDDown 24: Homes offering protection for playersPADS