The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 20th April 2012 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 20th April 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Killer spared the rod, initially, by one who may use itSTRANGLERAAcross 9: Queen wearing sari — rather improper in an African meeting placeTAHRIRAAcross 10: Those sharing a place with poor Thomas More after Henry deserted himROOMMATESAAcross 11: What may be revealed in full-frontal entertainment?HIDDENAAcross 12: Housework by wife primarily, we hear, following holiday to China?VACUUMINGAAcross 13: Is Dr Cameron right getting upset with man on his hobby horse?MORRISAAcross 17: Area right in front of male memberARMAAcross 19: Nearly everybody's calm drinking hot drinkALCOHOLAAcross 20: Gin drunk in water somewhere in FranceAVIGNONAAcross 21: Top drug, one essential after heart transplantLIDAAcross 23: See 9SQUAREAAcross 27: Late riser hit the shops?RETAILERSAAcross 28: See 11TALENTAAcross 29: Learning from publication about sportERUDITIONAAcross 30: See 13DANCERAAcross 31: Relatives' piano died? That's awfully sadGRANDDADSDDown 2: Housemaster's thrown in lake by former headmasterTHOMASDDown 3: Protected like centrally curled-up creature raptor mauled badlyARMOURDDown 4: Comedian and broadcaster finally recalling game ref nearly abandoned at ForestGRAEMEDDown 5: Shed in emergency room after chucking model girl?ELEANORDDown 6: New hospital's no parking — I put in a complaintHALITOSISDDown 7: King taking princess up to club's playing fields …GRIDIRONSDDown 8: … with his princes following him as descendantsGRANDSONSDDown 14: Wee girl almost collapsed due to endless wearinessLASSITUDEDDown 15: Take axe to country area with low-level growthSCRUBLANDDDown 16: Headless cat appearing in phrase about body partsPHARYNXESDDown 17: The whole boring item's broadcastALLDDown 18: Nuts from 1,012 years agoMADDDown 22: Wrongly has one confused on last of the three R'sINERRORDDown 24: See 4GARDENDDown 25: See 3PLATEDDDown 26: See 2ARNOLD