The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 3rd April 2008 There are 15 across clues and 21 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 3rd April 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: By the way, requests company gets 6 27THUMBAAcross 10: 6's 8 managed to fill vale, reaching centre of braeTARANTARAAAcross 11: Bundle of cash passed back in class for comicLESDAWSONAAcross 12: Track t-trackTRAILAAcross 13: Doctor titters, having quickly noted passagesSTRETTIAAcross 15: Bill might be so hoity-toitySTUCK-UPAAcross 17: Watery fluid man put in drinkRHEUMAAcross 18: Something to chew, sucker rolled aroundGUMAAcross 20: Girl turning into African elephantELENAAAcross 22: Refuse collectors unable to conceive not finishing?WOMBLESAAcross 25: Style of red coat modelledART DECOAAcross 26: Irish house knocked over by Irish premier - it's a long storyILIADAAcross 27: See 6OFTORTUREAAcross 30: However badly lame, only odd characters drownOVERWHELMAAcross 31: About to become bankrupt having invested a hundred - a near thingCLOSEDDown 1: And the rest still in bed, cryptically?ET ALDDown 1: And the rest still in bed, cryptically?ET AL.DDown 2: Help use verbs irregularlySUBSERVEDDown 3: Group which may be on the up?ABBADDown 4: Bone in male gets hidingSTASHINGDDown 5: 6 27 for secondary positionsBRANKSDDown 6: 11's 16?INSTRUMENTDDown 7: Rose has outdated hairdo to disguiseDAMASKDDown 8: See 31CALLDDown 13: See 9SCREWDDown 14: 'umiliated entering urban area that's dilapidatedTUMBLE-DOWNDDown 14: 'umiliated entering urban area that's dilapidatedTUMBLEDOWNDDown 16: One's played with boy in riverPIANODDown 19: For now I hate myself?MEAN TIMEDDown 19: For now I hate myself?MEANTIMEDDown 21: Will one's responsibility flower, given disruption of court?EXECUTORDDown 23: See 26MAIDENDDown 24: In which one stands naked as exhibitionist?SHOWERDDown 26: 6 27 for the unmarried Maggie, possibly?IRONDDown 28: 6 27 for jointRACKDDown 29: Without lid, drain jugEWER