The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 17th April 2012 There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 17th April 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Spooner's opening for pet coverFLAT CAPAAcross 1: Spooner's opening for pet coverFLATCAPAAcross 5: Get back from Las Vegas, virtually ruinedSALVAGEAAcross 9: Endless talk after instant coffeeMOCHAAAcross 10: Blunder of Rodney's shall soon appear here?ONLYFOOLSAAcross 11: Perverts enter adult establishment for dirty material?LAUNDRETTEAAcross 12: By yard reversing vehicle for serviceNAVYAAcross 14: Blow-up dolls? Heaven! Something to hold during sex?LOVEHANDLESAAcross 18: Painter turning over a new leaf — contract surrealist server from Spain?RAFAELNADALAAcross 21: Kit stored in luggage areaGEARAAcross 22: Maybe News of the World pull document investigation?PAPER TRAILAAcross 25: See 10ANDHORSESAAcross 26: Make teary — Albert mostly upsetBLEARAAcross 27: Letters to Mercury united Queen's ultimate pieceHANDGUNAAcross 28: Male to front Yes, 1970s' band? Initially interview donor of bone marrowMYELOIDDDown 1: Dart round motorway's intersection with A1 for networkFAMILYDDown 2: Build up account — Hollywood star is missingACCRUEDDown 3: Something dropped in 10 25 — characters to make revolutionary whopper, right?CHANDELIERDDown 4: Analyse what hand of poker might do?PROBEDDown 5: "Boldly spotted the third allotment": penned by Guardian setterSPLOTCHEDDDown 6: Copy left Independent paperLIFTDDown 7: Lovely dealer finally found in America — that's possibleADORABLEDDown 8: Writer, perhaps, in Sun — one penetrating heart of Fleet StreetESSAYISTDDown 13: Where 1 down of 10 25 live wires stripped could be blown up?INFLATABLEDDown 15: Forgivable lapse of two-fingered salute — no good covering up topless magicianVENIAL SINDDown 16: Three characters forming sound — short fool in 10 25 hit hardTRIGRAPHDDown 17: Occasional busman's holiday?OFF-AND-ONDDown 19: Place to sit in summer and watch tennis player's first halfGAZEBODDown 20: Hooted loudly — 10 25 character goes head over heels, crashing into barBLAREDDDown 23: Course records award …EPSOMDDown 24: … course conditions losing current medalGONG