The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 27th April 2009 There are 15 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 27th April 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: A person who likes sandwiches finally chose one that's succulent!ALOE VERAAAcross 9: American writer describing Georgia's highest pointAPOGEEAAcross 10: Molotov once rejected elements of Communism, reportedlyPERMAAcross 11: Joe and Geri pretty much take the biscuit!GINGER SNAPAAcross 11: Joe and Geri pretty much take the biscuit!GINGERSNAPAAcross 12: Augmentation of bottom and breasts left me without a supply of moneyBUSTLEAAcross 14: Keen to protect boy in workplaceCOLLIERYAAcross 15: President who is snide about English-speaking nationSARKOZYAAcross 17: Hapless, gutless president is oustedUNLUCKYAAcross 20: A charming, endlessly dynamic presidentCHAIRMANAAcross 22: Measure of acidity has turned isolated compoundPHENOLAAcross 23: Being generous in giving mean Mafioso unconditional forgivenessFREE PARDONAAcross 24: Doctor cut hand shavingFAKEAAcross 25: Bob grasped sharp toolJIGSAWAAcross 26: Our men going off to join American legionNUMEROUSDDown 1: Every real Puritan regularly offered praise to GodALLELUIADDown 2: Computer device reduced by 50% for a limited periodTERMDDown 3: Lean, lissome, agreeable nurseMEAGREDDown 4: Scots community refuses to consume cakeBANNOCKDDown 5: Strategy to introduce piano into Asian orchestraGAME PLANDDown 6: It's not terribly clever to box, we've foundCONSTITUTEDDown 7: Make good moveREPAIRDDown 13: Be in no hurry to eat one's meals with YankeeTAKE IT EASYDDown 16: Country in recession? Business accepts course we must followZIMBABWEDDown 18: Fantastic innings at an endKNOCK OUTDDown 18: Fantastic innings at an endKNOCKOUTDDown 19: Done any running? It's rather dullANODYNEDDown 21: Noble gas — argon — is periodically cloudyHEROICDDown 22: Once retired, a chap put on old man's hatPANAMADDown 24: Knox, perhaps, struggled to be heardFORT