The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 7th April 2011 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 7th April 2011. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Strikes for moneyPOUNDSAAcross 4: Finish off Animal Farm, the novel for holidayHALF-TERMAAcross 9: As result of couple's act, love followsDUETOAAcross 10: Poet includes appeal backing fighter for independenceHOMERULERAAcross 11: Part of test and its possible location for top menOVERLORDSAAcross 12: British people giving supportBRACEAAcross 13: Achieve economic goals — 8 or 20, 12 or 15, using 23 or 14 1 acrossKILLTWOBIRDSAAcross 17: See 13WITHONESTONEAAcross 20: Desolate area in Wild WestWASTEAAcross 21: Power in a current missile that could bring plane downAIR POCKETAAcross 23: Game one plays that's strange to IsraeliSOLITAIREAAcross 24: New money invested in neuroscienceEUROSAAcross 25: Poet's always in coach, cheapest form of travelSTEERAGEAAcross 26: Scientist, like Newton, considered noteworthy?DARWINDDown 1: Tread warily on weeds in fieldsPADDOCKSDDown 2: Without regularity, oddly?UNEVENLYDDown 3: Democrat joining revolutionary movement — that's oddDROLLDDown 5: Released after confession without any chargeADMISSIONFREEDDown 6: Warns in advance about bloke imprisoned by enemyFOREBODESDDown 7: Caused by wind making one ail dreadfullyEOLIANDDown 8: Upset some wine and spirit? Hell!MURDERDDown 10: Having a problem, in a sense? Doctor had for trialHARD-OF-HEARINGDDown 14: Cut down damaged trees in quarterTRIMESTERDDown 15: Prepare to shoot some Native Americans when sun comes upCOCKCROWDDown 16: Throw out of aircraft, one of which is not turning up outsideJETTISONDDown 18: Silly types, swallowing small mixed drinksTWISTSDDown 19: Tragic heroine that is betrayed in the middleISOLDEDDown 22: Piano used in old-time musical entertainmentOPERA