The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 3rd May 2024 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 3rd May 2024. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Praise? It follows Dua Lipa regularly aroundPLAUDITAAcross 5: Original artist getting call to entertain clubsRADICALAAcross 10: Singer at front to shake bootySWAGAAcross 11: Fly Emirates, mainly when touring historical recordFAMILY TREEAAcross 12: Age creeps up for retirement, one admittedSEASONAAcross 13: Cheer as Best is substituted for UnitedOPTIMISMAAcross 14: Artists make these dance beats for audienceTRIPTYCHSAAcross 16: Store remains on streetSTASHAAcross 17: Mark on back of James BondSTICKAAcross 19: Jack after Oscar competes with leading male actorMOVIE STARAAcross 23: Showering after time working outTRAININGAAcross 24: Walls to restrain chef’s bad languageFRENCHAAcross 26: Reduced drink meeting desirable partners: they might smoke when taking out honeyBEEKEEPERSAAcross 27: Leave vote to break up European appealEXITAAcross 28: To escape, he picked hotel in Italy: couple turned upHOUDINIAAcross 29: Loving song and dance fronting bandADORINGDDown 2: Perhaps first out of cheap dressLOW GEARDDown 3: Pushes stream with song’s intro at the endURGESDDown 4: Opening stage surrounded by desireINFANCYDDown 6: Surgically remove fat, essentially bit of belly to fill out behindABLATEDDown 7: Secret society forming friendsINTIMATESDDown 8: They don’t like people getting on stage performing with mics oddly offAGEISTSDDown 9: Flattering song mouthed to dancingSMOOTH-TONGUEDDDown 15: Photo taken: filled up outside?PICNICKEDDDown 18: Sink port wine, finally getting drunk at partyTORPEDODDown 20: Filled in top of form to get employedINFUSEDDDown 21: Here, trade union stops conflictAUCTIONDDown 22: West Indies, perhaps getting over just after duckWIGEONDDown 25: Not all disagreements upset Arab leaderEMEER