The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 17th April 2006 There are 13 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 17th April 2006. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Slight possibility of being caught at cover?OFFCHANCEAAcross 10: Hopeless, lacking purposeNOUSEAAcross 11: Vet gets bug out of parrot's headINSPECTAAcross 12: American friend seen around university most of the timeUSUALLYAAcross 13: Animal not usually ladenELANDAAcross 14: There's worse to come out of thisFRYING PANAAcross 16: Action following disastrous engagement?BREACH OF PROMISEAAcross 19: A law to punish backward people in a raceENACTMENTAAcross 21: Former tax reduced by a pound -- celebrate!EXTOLAAcross 22: Defence provided by a regimental mascotPARAPETAAcross 23: Footnote to army group involved in operationsFORCEPSAAcross 24: Moderate money providing support for teacherEASELAAcross 25: Dark autumn eveningNIGHTFALLDDown 1: Plain diamond in striking claspNOTICEABLEDDown 2: Non-playing coach attached to cricket sideOFFSTAGEDDown 3: Lose this and you won't finish the yarnTHREADDDown 4: Work to furrow the browKNITDDown 5: Tourists may go to see something cheekily displayed by ladiesBEAUTY SPOTDDown 6: End union trouble with suggestionINNUENDODDown 7: Stop vehicle and issue a reprimandPULL-UPDDown 7: Stop vehicle and issue a reprimandPULLUPDDown 8: Depend on entirely? Not half!RELYDDown 14: Italian girl showing cleavage in England's capitalFLORENTINEDDown 15: Nags drunken tinker for no good reasonNEEDLESSLYDDown 17: A stone pitcherCATAPULTDDown 18: Sacked, no doubtINTHEBAGDDown 20: A vote having gone to the other sideACROSSDDown 21: Time conceals deserter's mistakesERRATADDown 22: Look what we do with the Joneses!PEEKDDown 23: Obscure-sounding round-the-world travellerFOGG