The Guardian Cryptic AnswersFriday, 8th May 2009 There are 17 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 8th May 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic Answers All PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Cube, for example, by past master?OVERPOWERAAcross 6: Confronted with coffee from the eastFACEDAAcross 9: Stunner tried again to pass roundTASERAAcross 10: Scarface and Bugsy, for example, perpetrate identity theftNICKNAMESAAcross 11: Truly sounding like one of Bo-Peep's flock?STRAIGHT UPAAcross 12: Try swinging both ways in desertGOBIAAcross 14: Birds move round one on seafrontBUDGIESAAcross 15: A great side's debut, playing a blinderTEAR GASAAcross 15: A great side's debut, playing a blinderTEARGASAAcross 17: Ships that are worse than their bights?BARQUESAAcross 19: College graduate sick about having nothing leftBALLIOLAAcross 20: Fish not caught, we hearLUCEAAcross 22: Something afoot in the capitalWELLINGTONAAcross 25: Campaign in which a soldier guards the whole churchgoing force?GALLIPOLIAAcross 26: Award someone extremely corpulentOBESEAAcross 27: Dixon's partner may be found in lodgeMASONAAcross 28: Cup of coffee or tea missed outDEMITASSEDDown 1: Curses as horse tucked into foodOATHSDDown 2: Simple addition in road movieEASYRIDERDDown 3: Outwardly devout, nameless friend turned treacherousPERFIDIOUSDDown 4: Females in novel about game (abridged)WENCHESDDown 5: Action demanded after ballot, say?RECOUNTDDown 6: Very affectionate, but discovered to be non-UFONDDDown 7: Band of brothers initially plunged in lakeCOMBODDown 8: One seems gutted, gloomy about being firedDISMISSALDDown 13: Disagreement with complaint following military commandFALLING OUTDDown 14: Unsustainable activity? Dupe's about to have something to chew onBUBBLE GUMDDown 14: Unsustainable activity? Dupe's about to have something to chew onBUBBLEGUMDDown 16: Innocent officer implicated in deceit on shipGUILTLESSDDown 18: Training or diets that may boost performance?STEROIDDDown 19: Big emu left United Kingdom?BELGIUMDDown 21: Young guns?COLTSDDown 23: Resort to an auditor who's one of the family?NIECEDDown 24: Someone famous for the biggest part?LION