The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 13th April 2012 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 13th April 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Modelling a solo performance, according to the Just So StoriesCATWALKAAcross 5: Choice was first preservedPICKLEDAAcross 9: Horsefly (colloquially horse) as deputyCLEGGAAcross 10: Take one sort of word — "grass" — for craft with shallow draftRIVER BOATAAcross 10: Take one sort of word — "grass" — for craft with shallow draftRIVERBOATAAcross 11: Pawnbroker and taxman keeping Cams' problem from StoweUNCLETOMSCABINAAcross 13: The curse of the 10 15OATHAAcross 14: Charge less than German joiner and truce breakerUNDERCUTAAcross 17: Stressed when Greek cross put on Turkish island Ordnance Survey missed outTAUTENEDAAcross 18: Dog, noisy one, one with no tailFIDOAAcross 21: Adult female has order to get on with itFULLSTEAMAHEADAAcross 23: Mostly a lot of skill in contriving real troubleIN GENERALAAcross 24: See 1 downFIGHTAAcross 25: Rare earth that long ago briefly gained a lot of successYTTRIUMAAcross 26: Party I'd arranged for excursionDAYTRIPDDown 1: Prepare to shoot picture with high tension — it's illegalCOCKDDown 2: What Omar glimpsed within the tavern — is it Very?THEONETRUELIGHTDDown 3: Country of 7, sayANGOLADDown 4: Girl entertaining artist with chop?KARATEDDown 5: Father — he's left off being forceful — flagsPAVEMENTDDown 6: A number of mysterious utterances on boatsCORACLESDDown 7: Play in retrospect fashionable - the rage?LOOKBACKINANGERDDown 8: School at first in academic outburstDETONATIONDDown 12: Whence reward for wisdom? Faith? Love? Try loveTOOTH FAIRYDDown 15: Most of the sun's about to set on the BalticHELSINKIDDown 16: Walker gets right inside the wireTELEGRAMDDown 19: Seemed pleased with conveyance including motorwaySMILEDDDown 20: Evasive throw about 12 inchesSHIFTYDDown 22: Quantities coming up — hold it!STOP