The Guardian Everyman Answers - Sunday, 8th May 2016 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Everyman crossword on Sunday, 8th May 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Everyman AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Clean directors have total successSWEEPTHEBOARDAAcross 9: Criminal met hero to make propositionTHEOREMAAcross 10: Bow string attached to metal, not unknownINCLINEAAcross 11: Embrace electronic giantHUGEAAcross 12: Man with ship at sea in simple part of worldHEMISPHEREAAcross 14: Pine tree in sound location in CaliforniaLONG BEACHAAcross 15: Give notice, restricting conflictAWARDAAcross 17: Film actor free from pressureLAYERAAcross 18: One old dam cracked, presaging disasterDOOMLADENAAcross 20: Conquering savage to capture hillVICTORIOUSAAcross 22: Promotional piece yielding bravo for Britpop bandBLURAAcross 24: Flower in spring, not large, in declineSEA PINKAAcross 25: Employee of coffee shop in Italian city street areaBARISTAAAcross 26: Work by Joyce Grenfell initially in broadcast wins a keen fanFINNEGANSWAKEDDown 1: Bag some winnings at CheltenhamSATCHELDDown 2: Start to express compassion, receiving information in crisisEMERGENCYDDown 3: Opening fortified winePORTDDown 4: Strike on day, thus disrupting joint, showing sign of communismHAMMER AND SICKLEDDown 5: Historic album, unusually absorbing book on one part of CanadaBRITISH COLUMBIADDown 6: Adequate account with chart about church powerACCEPTABLEDDown 7: Urge resistance in disreputable barDRIVEDDown 8: Champion fed up before finishDEFENDDDown 13: Party lashed by wild rain, bane of Scottish cityABERDONIANDDown 16: Article on a sundial designed in region of SpainANDALUSIADDown 17: Note to guard against one son becoming prodigalLAVISHDDown 19: Report flowed, written up with speedNARRATEDDown 21: Rubbish banterCHAFFDDown 23: Painful upset for god of loveEROS