The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 1st May 2023 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 1st May 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Records go into wall hangingTAPESTRYAAcross 5: Tries to take first of tricks in card gameHEARTSAAcross 9: Resent, say, king caught in moveBEGRUDGEAAcross 10: Refrain from warning attemptFOREGOAAcross 12: Instinctive bite into snappy urchinGUTTERSNIPEAAcross 15: First-class communist exposedAIREDAAcross 17: Practised covering vehicle in vermilion?REHEARSEDAAcross 18: Worker left during lament in a stylish mannerELEGANTLYAAcross 19: Run away from end of the earth, returning with energyELOPEAAcross 20: Summary treatment of summery clothing with split around top of hemSHORT SHRIFTAAcross 24: State of India, with support for facial hairGOATEEAAcross 25: Beats lentils, perhaps over a tabletopPULSATESAAcross 26: More than one star's soberSUNDRYAAcross 27: Moves forward without PR monstersOGRESSESDDown 1: Slid down to swamp on rearing horse, encountering disaster initiallyTOBOGGANEDDDown 2: Attendant and artist in exciting bookPAGE TURNERDDown 3: Reportedly origin for dressingSAUCEDDown 4: Record one way traitor enters areaREGISTRATIONDDown 6: Absolve former partner before single judgeEXONERATEDDown 7: Somewhere else to hold danceREELDDown 8: Second present is type of showerSNOWDDown 11: Sensitive, like a tightrope walker?HIGHLY STRUNGDDown 13: Co-workers like endlessly convivial time with reps regularlyASSOCIATESDDown 14: Promotes distributing sedatives across riverADVERTISESDDown 16: Approaches part of hospital, upset by tin organDRAWSNEARDDown 21: Modest, when caught out in a rushHASTEDDown 22: A long time in storage spaceAGESDDown 23: Obstruct new agricultural buildingBARN