The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Tuesday, 14th May 2013

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

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Half of misers' donation in doubt
AAcross 6:	Temper heard by the side of the road
AAcross 10:	See 26
AAcross 11:	Swimmer to cross water first to end in elegant surroundings
AAcross 12:	Thin piece of material clutched by extremely shambolic granny
AAcross 13:	First in the valley to shine
AAcross 14:	Anti-abortion or anti-reproduction is spreading
AAcross 17:	Steer tight: one way to show determination	GRITONESTEETH
AAcross 21:	Brief reply in tough parliamentary exchanges recorded
AAcross 22:	Least likely to give me an estimate, having lost one friend
AAcross 24:	Home space designed to be pretentious, isn't it?	NESTCEPAS
AAcross 25:	Moron's tail replaced by moron's head, in a manner of speaking
AAcross 26:	Pays less attention to face with wrinkles
AAcross 27:	Shank used to position these	SKEANDHUS
DDown 1:	Wimps of a type very taken by politicians
DDown 2:	Help in finding objects on a river bed
DDown 3:	Badges almost intended to take a hundred: that's being petty
DDown 4:	Fashionable pen in outline
DDown 5:	State of the world (old and new)
DDown 7:	Being naughty, entice with sex
DDown 8:	Rupert Murdoch is old
DDown 9:	Running wild isn't held in high esteem
DDown 15:	Masterminded grandiose scheme
DDown 16:	See 8	THETIMES
DDown 18:	Complex part ends up ideologically reversed
DDown 19:	Collectively providing service in a particular direction
DDown 20:	Appreciation of actor's rising moment has vanished
DDown 23:	Girl's correct aspiration	EDITH