The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 1st April 2002 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 1st April 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Occasional butt from goat following girlAPRIL FOOLAAcross 9: Easter display - of troops?PARADEAAcross 10: Fast finishEASTER DAYAAcross 11: Capital investment for EasterBONNETAAcross 12: Retaliation concerning April's odd tricks ultimatelyREPRISALSAAcross 13: Cuts and shares outSHEARSAAcross 17: A fool to be taken for a ride, not only todayASSAAcross 19: Equivalent to 15VIRTUALAAcross 20: A "Look Back in Anger" sort of play?PASSIONAAcross 21: Non-professional way to provide a 31?LAYAAcross 23: Fierce storm on the coast of BrazilRECIFEAAcross 27: Five hundred wrongly laid off on Sunday - they are out nowDAFFODILSAAcross 28: Stored face backwards in the endLAIDINAAcross 29: Marsh plant providing a variety of materialsMARE'S TAILAAcross 30: Second thoughts about offensive jokes played todayPRANKSAAcross 31: Segregate something that may be presentEASTER EGGDDown 2: Plea to the pleaderPRAYERDDown 3: Confine one after another, we hearINTERNDDown 4: Softer sort of woodFORESTDDown 5: Carole's making announcementsORACLESDDown 6: He takes pains to provide pleasureMASOCHISTDDown 7: Cook's vessel, one seen in rain, beam obscuredBAIN-MARIEDDown 8: Fast plane is not re-ordered, so initially gets rid of the cargoJETTISONSDDown 14: Did not turn out as intendedPRACTICALDDown 15: Realistic sort of joke for todayCUFFLINKSDDown 16: Belt buckles worn by menALLDDown 17: A couple of pounds for the lotSPYDDown 18: Look for a moleALABAMADDown 22: State of a student gaining a degree, then anotherAFFECTDDown 24: Pretend to have influenceEDITORDDown 25: He's in charge, but has a leaderFLYINGDDown 26: Taking flight, running fastOVERSLEPT