The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 20th April 2009 There are 15 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 20th April 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Attend and cause embarrassmentSHOW UPAAcross 5: Capital fellow, extremely solitaryLONDONERAAcross 9: Hanky out when upset, but with a grateful expressionTHANK YOUAAcross 9: Hanky out when upset, but with a grateful expressionTHANKYOUAAcross 10: Went without having given farewell gesture, sayWAIVEDAAcross 11: Marine animal, mammoth close upELEPHANT SEALAAcross 13: Number taking turn at party gameLUDOAAcross 14: In current useELECTRICAAcross 17: Paper for a union meeting?CONFETTIAAcross 18: Bet in old Irish moneyPUNTAAcross 20: What a fiddler may do to appear deferentialBOWANDSCRAPEAAcross 23: From this port seas do appear roughODESSAAAcross 24: Lacking a majorityUNDERAGEAAcross 25: Send Tristan the wrong way round the motorwayTRANSMITAAcross 26: Chemical evidence of cannabis smoking?POTASHDDown 2: Laughter's boundaryHA-HADDown 2: Laughter's boundaryHAHADDown 3: Afford new treatment for strayWANDEROFFDDown 4: They get what's coming to themPAYEESDDown 5: It shows a sense of humour in trying circumstancesLAUGHTERINCOURTDDown 6: It's hardly surprising there's a lack of aweNOWONDERDDown 7: Forgets it is shortly on orderOMITSDDown 8: Architects' work bringing peerages?ELEVATIONSDDown 12: Dismissed from brotherhood for not workingOUTOFORDERDDown 15: Ordered to respect something extremely privateTOP-SECRETDDown 16: Its aim is to produce winners, of courseSTUD FARMDDown 16: Its aim is to produce winners, of courseSTUDFARMDDown 19: Poor ascent is difficultHARD UPDDown 21: Artist upset over issue that gives offenceARSONDDown 22: Food produced in layersEGGS