The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 19th April 2006 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 19th April 2006. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Waste time suppressing a doctrine with gloomDISMALLYAAcross 5: Legendary horse, reddish brown, standing by a roadBAYARDAAcross 9: This beggar is exhaustedBANKRUPTAAcross 10: Afraid to get cut by editorSCAREDAAcross 11: Words of optician's customer when uncertain?LETMESEEAAcross 12: Characteristic of a poet turning grey at 99BARDICAAcross 14: One with allowance to get perfume for teenagerADOLESCENTAAcross 18: Secret reward used in courtBACKHANDERAAcross 22: Flare up in meeting if a setback occursIGNITEAAcross 23: River in the end produces a dropDECREASEAAcross 24: Groups of three gathered round piano for final examsTRIPOSAAcross 25: Faithful account must be put to clergymanACCURATEAAcross 26: 'esitating to get to borderEDGINGAAcross 27: Laggards dressed in their bestGLADRAGSDDown 1: Tinker presents bishop with book in a valleyDABBLEDDown 2: Assembly to observe when Brown is rising insideSENATEDDown 3: Is silver grass OK?AGREEDDDown 4: Gin and pie made with lard will help conversationLIPREADINGDDown 6: Old word no longer retaining charismaARCHAISMDDown 7: Notice about flyover must be digestedABRIDGEDDDown 8: Present girlfriend gets round the law endlesslyDEDICATEDDown 13: Edit pornographic writerBLUE-PENCILDDown 15: Drink mixed in the basinABSINTHEDDown 16: Glancing at Old Bob, an old prime ministerSCANNINGDDown 17: Stop for nap under small shedSHUT DOWNDDown 17: Stop for nap under small shedSHUTDOWNDDown 19: One seen sitting on lap roughlyAROUNDDDown 20: Mother will meet her mother tomorrowMANANADDown 21: Cuts always taking place in Sunday schoolSEVERS