The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 23rd April 2012 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 23rd April 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Old German museum — 50VANDALAAcross 4: 9 holding article in 17 — young person starts 19LILY PADAAcross 9: Youngssster?STRIPLINGAAcross 10: Be in play area to see medieval instrumentREBECAAcross 11: Old teaching assistant demonstrating pronounsUSHERAAcross 12: Non-U poet's extremely angry, apparentlySOTHEYSAYAAcross 13: Pick a quiet momentAPPOINTAAcross 15: Arbitrator has Roman law turned back on itselfREFLEXAAcross 17: State capital, mostly Italian cityTRENTOAAcross 19: 23 in view of one without party allegiance?FLOATERAAcross 22: Striking others in a fight venueARRESTINGAAcross 24: Area enclosed by strait-laced old man of ParisPRIAMAAcross 26: Put in box, perhaps, to reduce risk of lossHEDGEAAcross 27: Exciting? No!TURNINGONAAcross 28: Rulers of religious people admitting case of homicideSHEIKHSAAcross 29: Goddess providing one answer after anotherATHENADDown 1: "Luv"? It's a variant of "flower"VISTULADDown 2: Woman with time for a chart topper?NORTHDDown 3: Extravagant praises? No!ASPERSIONDDown 4: The girl messing about in a boatLIGHTERDDown 5: Comprehensive scholar getting sandwichesLARGEDDown 6: Local getting down — not the first getting down?PUBESCENTDDown 7: Time to hold court — start for London on footDACTYLDDown 8: A painter is very dry outsideTISSOTDDown 14: Game not entirely on high groundPARTRIDGEDDown 16: Profit not unusual in area taken upFOOTPRINTDDown 18: Old robbers ignoring opening for recreational drugsOPIATESDDown 19: Represent fruit and flowerFIGUREDDown 20: Country in Central America, country in Asia, and one midway?ROMANIADDown 21: Trophy taken by Labour leader and whipsLASHESDDown 23: Spot in which detailed description may be heardSPECKDDown 25: Hot spot not initially available?INGLE