The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 8th May 2024 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 8th May 2024. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Clear about resortBRIGHTONAAcross 5: Writer having home in South EastSCRIBEAAcross 9: Cheated and went first after second turnSWINDLEDAAcross 10: Soldiers work in spinning classTROOPSAAcross 12: Drew near Oscar for small roleCAMEOAAcross 13: Bring back checks in front of galleryREINSTATEAAcross 14: I, perhaps, mourn real man failingROMAN NUMERALAAcross 18: People adding padding help trousers’ alterationUPHOLSTERERSAAcross 21: Extremely negative V&A starSUPERNOVAAAcross 23: Perfect backside a lad is concealingIDEALAAcross 24: Cold around back half of studio in follyIDIOCYAAcross 25: Run following improper kiss somewhere in the Alps?SKI SLOPEAAcross 26: Head of intelligence gripped by socially unacceptable thoughtNOTIONAAcross 27: Corset set remains in positionSTAYSPUTDDown 1: One caught engrossed by deep fundamental principlesBASICSDDown 2: Primarily if distressed individuals occasionally make such expressionsIDIOMSDDown 3: Boat travelling holy fiordHYDROFOILDDown 4: Excessive response ended battle involving Royal EngineersOVERREACTIONDDown 6: Name of knight returning after churchCHRISDDown 7: Wedding vow line – a test for over-the-top devotionIDOLATRYDDown 8: Plant in Cambridgeshire city coming from Netherlands perhaps?EASTERLYDDown 11: Date inside with sailor, alien and DJDINNER JACKETDDown 15: Sorry semi reconstructed for miserable singerMORRISSEYDDown 16: Doubt search is initially workingQUESTIONDDown 17: Steal liquid polish and newspaperSHOPLIFTDDown 19: Make good former monarch back revolutionRECOUPDDown 20: Virus getting hospital department flowingFLUENTDDown 22: Page got certain segment upsetRECTO