The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 19th April 2012 There are 13 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 19th April 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 4: Support off the ground again?BACK UPAAcross 4: Support off the ground again?BACKUPAAcross 6: Thus Vince embraces one, being friendlySOCIABLEAAcross 9: Subsequently involves Conservative in U-turn from behind?RECTALAAcross 10: One runs second computer attachmentSPRINTERAAcross 11: Part of engine bad, inadequate — trouble car rescue team to returnCARBURETTORAAcross 15: Money left is collected by leader of girlsGUILDERAAcross 17: No holy person takes alcoholic drink as a remedyNOSTRUMAAcross 18: School performer entertains the French historian in the United StatesSCHLESINGERAAcross 22: Plant is given washing, litres being shiftedABUTILONAAcross 23: Picture of Hebrew leaderMOSAICAAcross 24: Charles II, say, hugging his mistress and sounding mournfulKNELLINGAAcross 25: Part of Greater Manchester — an extra bit?BOLTONDDown 1: Union with merit, when there's cutback in the countryTUVALUDDown 2: Begin with first of mounts being favourite, showing fitnessCOMPETENCEDDown 3: Coastal areas King-Emperor goes to six timesRIVIERASDDown 4: London street bar with wicked gal getting sozzledBIRDCAGEDDown 5: Copper bad dog nipped — something fleshy to get teeth intoCUCURBITDDown 7: City with eight million, say, that may disappear under waterBATHDDown 8: A nice ground occupied by superior traveller and settler from across the watersEURODDown 12: What you encounter in nuclear theory is dullEARTHBOUNDDDown 13: Melvyn has skill — one with something to boast aboutBRAGGARTDDown 14: See 8AMERICANDDown 16: Maybe automates newspaper department, leading to misfortunesDESKILLSDDown 19: Small creature squirted poison briefly, then diedISOPODDDown 20: See 4WALKDDown 21: See 7CUBE