The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Tuesday, 7th May 2013

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 7th May 2013. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Charged item almost consuming deficit, so thrive
AAcross 5:	Film star's last drink almost producing wind
AAcross 9:	Place rings close to golden ring
AAcross 10:	Vehicle wound round a bird	SALOONCAR
AAcross 11:	Was there nothing Ginger Spice accomplished that's musical?
AAcross 12:	Knife initially piercing Chinese red shark
AAcross 14:	L for Lansbury, long ago?	LABOURLEADER
AAcross 18:	Frank feeling nothing, man tucking into dessert
AAcross 21:	Early expression from baby's movement
AAcross 22:	Lack of detail yet in Elgar's variations
AAcross 25:	Wind in vet, behind producing air
AAcross 26:	Stone deep in earth kids played with	KEITH
AAcross 27:	See 6
AAcross 28:	Canonisations without pickled onions, devilish
DDown 1:	Kind granny's ultimate drink
DDown 2:	Exaggerate content of book about composer, no end
DDown 3:	Order papers on music, dance, etc, extra bits	SPAREPARTS
DDown 4:	Christ with Noah booted genius	MESSI
DDown 5:	Spice Girl on tour topless, one topless in Australia
DDown 6:	Ounce — or oodles with prawn crackers
DDown 7:	See 26
DDown 8:	Pig in fat gets left of old
DDown 13:	Risk holding onto reserve when stock prices are falling
DDown 15:	Where you can count up to five, for example
DDown 16:	Dispense with nefarious vixen
DDown 17:	Dance where canine bites joiner on middle of groin
DDown 19:	Individual giant houses for Renaissance man
DDown 20:	Paul's fat bottom wiped — fabulous!
DDown 23:	Chance in rugby game to get head ripped off
DDown 24:	Capital invested in sugar, I gathered