The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 23rd May 2022 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 23rd May 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Eccentric, but excellent, casseroleCRACKPOTAAcross 6: Intimate request followed by Hardy, quickKISSMEAAcross 9: In the film I made, nothing short-sightedMYOPICAAcross 10: Peevishly irritable, but Clark not heartlessPETULANTAAcross 11: Diagnose the problem and criticiseFIND FAULTAAcross 13: Coil up some rampant wisteriaTWISTAAcross 15: Anti-PC rioting that is irresistible to TomCATNIPAAcross 17: Drink at home to end of bottle, face up on the floorSUPINEAAcross 18: Genuinely concerned with colleagueREALLYAAcross 19: Work on correspondence after the theatrePOSTOPAAcross 21: Planet Earth's last wetlandMARSHAAcross 22: Carry on as salesman, coming back hardPERSEVEREAAcross 25: Addictive substance reviewed in noticeNICOTINEAAcross 26: Fat Pole carrying caskROTUNDAAcross 28: I am interrupting fussily obstinate creatureANIMALAAcross 29: Lonely, fail to go back into romantic meetingDESOLATEDDown 2: Little light fishRAYDDown 3: Managed wearing a vestmentCOPEDDDown 4: In a pickle, choose a flower for hearingPICCALILLIDDown 5: Drink all round the place and fall overTOPPLEDDown 6: Bird that flies without wingsKITEDDown 7: Very much depressed, man's time in gameSOLOWHISTDDown 8: Wise Men peer for moving shipMINESWEEPERDDown 12: Manifestation in pinkINCARNATIONDDown 14: Feeling poorly, having finished the last anagram?OUTOFSORTSDDown 16: Change exercises after missing one classTRANSFORMDDown 20: Rely on expending energy in part of poolDEPENDDDown 23: Take lead off vizsla wagging tail — essentialVITALDDown 24: Tablet initially prescribed wronglyPILLDDown 27: Parasite found in genitalsNIT