The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 4th April 2011 There are 17 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 4th April 2011. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Mother dawdles and wastes the doctor's timeMALINGERSAAcross 6: Moored fleetFASTAAcross 8: Ordered security in city investment, perhapsBLOCKADEAAcross 9: Rigid habit of old king caught in affairARMOURAAcross 10: Stubborn or eccentric characters get a hundred linesCRANKSAAcross 11: Romantic fancy brought to heelIDEALISTAAcross 12: Switch positions to keep up maintenanceUPKEEPAAcross 15: A blooming avalanche!SNOWDROPAAcross 16: Repeated invitation to adopt a more reasonable attitudeCOMECOMEAAcross 19: Oriental cover for doctor in family circleKIMONOAAcross 21: Move to break concentrationDISPERSEAAcross 22: A clergyman has little right to come between father and sonPARSONAAcross 24: Tease lad about being coarseRIBALDAAcross 25: OK, there's nothing leftALL RIGHTAAcross 26: Unidentified girl accepts a ringANONAAcross 26: Unidentified girl accepts a ringANON.AAcross 27: Observer MagazineSPECTATORDDown 1: Backbiter held, by gumMOLARDDown 2: Freedom no longer required for dogsLICENCEDDown 3: Comes close to having a listening device fitted in quartersNEARSDDown 4: They are raised up for anyone to seeEYELIDSDDown 5: Pioneer research in horticultureSPADEWORKDDown 6: Didn't feel at all wellFUMBLEDDDown 7: Stock old golf club for one's first courseSOUP SPOONDDown 7: Stock old golf club for one's first courseSOUPSPOONDDown 13: In favour of seeing prior measures madePROVISIONDDown 14: Puts order into projectsPROTRUDESDDown 17: Give reasons that are no longer simpleEXPLAINDDown 18: Cheer a team endlessly at entryELEVATEDDown 20: Teams in the market for more than a left-wingerMARXISTDDown 22: He flies a good dealPILOTDDown 23: Different from the inside or outsideOTHER