The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 8th April 2008 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 8th April 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Plant an artificial diamondSHAMROCKAAcross 5: Agreement for instrument, one on/offACCORDAAcross 9: Reasonable portion on a plateRATIONALAAcross 10: Uniform that's out of sortsLIVERYAAcross 12: Use deceit to obtain private carePREVARICATEAAcross 15: Measurement is a 26ELLISAAcross 17: Chap with a paramour at Flemish cityGENTLEMANAAcross 18: Lack of it could cause stoppage right in playSTAGEPROPAAcross 19: Track birdsRAILSAAcross 20: Get on with him somehow? Isn't a hope, MisterMISANTHROPEAAcross 24: Vestment one put on in the old countryALBIONAAcross 25: Game not dated in WalesBRIDGENDAAcross 26: Eleanor Lawrence, novelistBRONTEAAcross 27: Fool rushed in without hesitation to be in 5ASSENTEDDDown 1: Pirates set out for entertainmentSTRIPTEASEDDown 2: Where two undertakers meet?ATTHEALTARDDown 3: Girl seen by soldiers carrying mortar caseRHODADDown 4: Broken chair no good - angry at end of the 19CHARINGCROSSDDown 6: Untrustworthy sculptor?CHISELLERDDown 7: There's nothing new about himOWENDDown 8: Periods of reported stupefactionDAYSDDown 11: Starting point for Trans-Caspian trip?SAINTPANCRASDDown 13: With none stronger, order in top ten is doubtfulOMNIPOTENTDDown 14: Nude dances unfortunately not taken upUNASCENDEDDDown 16: Second XI love going in to bat - it's a craftSTEAMBOATDDown 21: Hard border, by the wayHEDGEDDown 22: Writer maybe for the chopLAMBDDown 23: Flower found in the 26EBRO