The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 26th April 2012 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 26th April 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Birds on course, maybe from SelkirkROBINSONAAcross 5: See 1CRUSOEAAcross 9: Top 19 in trauma caused by swordSCIMITARAAcross 10: See 24ISLANDAAcross 12: Cad all but stops between Chartres and AngersNOGENTLEMANAAcross 15: Letter at the end of NileDELTAAAcross 17: Reptile eating cooked fowl with possible cold drinkSNOWFLAKEAAcross 18: Error in bill spread about one's churchMISCHARGEAAcross 19: It follows report of member, as far as it goesLIMITAAcross 20: Begin (don't finish) with reason in working orderOPERATIONALAAcross 24: 1 5's home's worth is a pound plusDESERTAAcross 25: False set under false setDENTURESAAcross 26: Perfume for alien weaponMUSKETAAcross 27: One responsible for setter associated with Lloyd GeorgeMYFATHERDDown 1: Possible clue to premier advertisement is a problem, of courseRISINGDAMPDDown 2: Humber is no longer where pressure's high — express good wishes about itBRIDGELESSDDown 3: Tune named after northern Scottish townNAIRNDDown 4: See 13OFALLISURVEYDDown 6: Inducing tranquillity about directions to having chip on shoulder?RESENTFULDDown 7: Rock and ruleSWAYDDown 8: Boy in a whirlEDDYDDown 11: Too much for May term I dole outIMMODERATELYDDown 13: Ammonia used on Catholic house collapse is refined and very affected, supposedly by SelkirkIAMMONARCHDDown 14: I promote growth, when "I err" is left outFERTILISERDDown 16: Order to behave when drunk: take container for tea to point in DerbyshireASHBOURNEDDown 21: Contribution to point-to-point racing is withinINTRADDown 22: First mother to first fatherADAMDDown 23: Deity lives — againISIS