The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 12th April 2012 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 12th April 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Madame is upset about constant adherence to formal rulesACADEMISMAAcross 10: Everyone in club longing to see movie greatWOODYAAcross 11: Dance music as end of broadcast on radioTANGOAAcross 12: Bones from skull and others — 13 acrossPARIETALSAAcross 13: Capital location to complete movies starting elsewhereINPARISAAcross 14: French horn thus associated with a French regionCORSICAAAcross 17: French author negating conclusions of stupid foolDUMASAAcross 19: Repeatedly appearing in command performance, old boyMANAAcross 20: Best time to be 13 across, going by air? Not for BrowningAPRILAAcross 21: Damned with no end of rancour, as his government was by ZolaACCUSEDAAcross 22: Flower of poetry parking in French vehicleCAMPIONAAcross 24: Ignore rag that's wrong in relation to new style of datingGREGORIANAAcross 26: See 24 downKELLYAAcross 28: Northern tributary of Seine — that's what we hearNOISEAAcross 29: Sometime 5 13 across as strange enigma — why?HEMINGWAYDDown 1: Persevere with inexpert driver when on teeLASTDDown 2: Inappropriate amount of sleep when dog-tired?CATNAPDDown 3: Delightful spot in which ramblers grew upBED OF ROSESDDown 4: African animals finding fruit around riverHIPPOSDDown 5: A good one who's late is 13 across, wrote WildeAMERICANDDown 6: Overly cute stuff needs to be cutTWEEDDown 7: Upholder of French customs faulted André? OuiDOUANIERDDown 8: Votes for Republican president, not hard-headedAYESDDown 13: As communicated by pilot, I land in AsiaINDIADDown 15: Rues the outcome of this activity in FranceROADMAKINGDDown 16: See 10ALLENDDown 18: Saintly Frenchman in company of starsMICHELINDDown 19: Raised stupid, weird thing when PM finishesMIDNIGHTDDown 22: Art form that's the same in France, but with an accentCINEMADDown 23: Part of extended family, as opposed to people like 26?INLAWSDDown 24: Player of 5 13 across generally has two characters changedGENEDDown 25: Sign French author's antihero put upOMENDDown 27: Ma delivered 13 across a popular toyYO-YO