The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 25th May 2022 There are 18 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 25th May 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Bad sprain? Take one tabletASPIRINAAcross 5: Drop lineDESCENTAAcross 10: Is Lassie on vacation saving a good dog?BEAGLEAAcross 11: In books, Peter Pan gets acting workOPERETTAAAcross 12: Some like sandwiches (honey?)MELAAcross 13: Former F1 driver takes pole position in shadeSIENNAAAcross 14: The French hate cooking that's ready on the outside and toughLEATHERYAAcross 15: Rulers, slide rules, algebra, statistics, trigonometry — all initially rejectedTSARSAAcross 16: Abstract? See, I completely agreePRECISELYAAcross 19: Coup deposes king for progressEVOLUTIONAAcross 21: Get on with 100 + 1 + 100 + 1,000 ÷ 50?CLICKAAcross 24: Gloomy character's blowing top over drugs and monstrositiesEYESORESAAcross 26: Wildcat gatecrashing a navy function?ARCTANAAcross 27: Cliff's not very small trunksTORAAcross 28: King George IV clings to throne, ultimately in era of troubleAGGRIEVEAAcross 29: With indoor launderettes, outer layers get spinsWHIRLSAAcross 30: After losing billions, Russian drinks alcohol for startersORIGINSAAcross 31: Silliest place to find eggs?INANESTDDown 2: Sort of biker regularly wearing glassesSPECIESDDown 3: Usually a leg spinner's angry when powerless to dismiss Stokes at firstIN GENERALDDown 4: Cold killer who finally arrived on BroadwayICEMANDDown 6: English fashion, eg clean styleELEGANCEDDown 7: European test reportCZECHDDown 8: Eccentric aunt carrying type of bomb in both hands — it's normalNATURALDDown 9: Local resort repaired Queen's RideROLLER COASTERDDown 9: Local resort repaired Queen's RideROLLERCOASTERDDown 17: Division over Spanish article in VarietySELECTIONDDown 18: Nationalist not sure rioting seizes governmentSTURGEONDDown 20: One travelling a long time during very ordinary yearVOYAGERDDown 22: Prince Henry taken into vehicle by aliens, oddly vanishingCHARLESDDown 23: Australian city turning inwardDARWINDDown 25: Quiet game starting to get gesture of indifferenceSHRUG