The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 2nd April 2008 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 2nd April 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Say nothing about who strummedMUMSTHEWORDAAcross 9: Sacking a GermanHESSIANAAcross 10: Bad horse given a lot to carryHARMFULAAcross 11: Subscription providing housing for game ladiesDUCHESSESAAcross 12: Scottish saint using dialect has to leaveMUNGOAAcross 13: For example, Lime Grove, would you say?WOODAAcross 14: About teatime child enters homeMAISONETTEAAcross 16: Agent fails badly in endgameFINALSTAGEAAcross 19: Neglected child in Washington Irving's first folioWAIFAAcross 21: Unsuccessful person held back by irresolutionLOSERAAcross 22: Hormone treatment for top singerPROGESTINAAcross 24: Waters - alas! - are up the creekARAL SEAAAcross 25: Clear dope cleared initially by AmericanINFOCUSAAcross 26: Slight alteration in coins of low denominationSMALL CHANGEDDown 1: Assure economist going bust - it's delighting the auditorMUSICTOONESEARSDDown 2: Chief constable's last stateMAINEDDown 3: Is one introduced to seafood in the country?TUNISIADDown 4: Stray sheep no good in ancient cityEPHESUSDDown 5: Awaiting trial, working bloke is held by cardinal, perhapsONREMANDDDown 6: The concrete thing?DEFINITE ARTICLEDDown 7: Follow programme with commercial breakSHADOWDDown 8: Line held by a chap in the recessALCOVEDDown 15: Richardson's heroine is seized by dreadful rascalCLARISSADDown 16: Bird in the distance circling German cityFULMARDDown 17: In 7, work with small bit of rigTOPSAILDDown 18: Sticky stuff on peach is not badGOODISHDDown 20: Polish language one hearsFINISHDDown 23: Ariel finally content, as a sprite should be?ELFIN