The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 24th May 2022 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 24th May 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Stokes is bowling? That's a blessing!BENISONAAcross 5: Dissent shown by American gangster meeting officialREFUSALAAcross 9: Substance (heroin) found in part of IrelandMEATHAAcross 10: Most elegant dog's seen in courtCLASSIESTAAcross 11: Frothy stuff in bird's hole in the groundCUCKOOSPITAAcross 12: Mad turns creating shockSTUNAAcross 14: They had characters arranged in circles in old officesDAISYWHEELSAAcross 18: Late entertainer, greatest in the cemetery?MAXBYGRAVESAAcross 21: Uninspiring gameLAMEAAcross 22: One self-boosting drug obtained, something really goodEGOTRIPPERAAcross 25: Currency to recover, most importantly?CENTRALLYAAcross 26: Parliament, one about to give a long accountILIADAAcross 27: Bird, one leaving a message?TWEETERAAcross 28: See shiner among Democrats go dangerously leftwardDOG STARDDown 1: Show contempt for doctor, conveyed by digital signalBEMOCKDDown 2: Refinement of holy woman going round a churchNUANCEDDown 3: Choosy lads spoilt in time at Rugby, saySCHOOLDAYSDDown 4: What sounds like zero marksNICKSDDown 5: New combination of art and levity in screen entertainmentREALITYTVDDown 6: Tell all this band is ordinaryFESSDDown 7: It's more damp — being changeable, as it wereSWEATIERDDown 8: Musician with superior number appearing in catalogueLUTENISTDDown 13: Little child is involved in a deception — gets punishmentCHASTISINGDDown 15: The English do is not normalIRREGULARDDown 16: Absolute straightforwardness putting outsiders offIMPLICITDDown 17: One's scrutinised an explosive device in riverEXAMINEEDDown 19: Dash employed by various printersSPRINTDDown 20: Ship's engineers rush upTRADERDDown 23: Endless commotion outside? Inside you once playedTOYEDDDown 24: Red in revolutionary wrongdoingTROT