The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 5th April 2013 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 5th April 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Setting off, I move north, capturing Charlie OneIGNITIONAAcross 9: Noble matterCOUNTAAcross 10: South African leader has no end of blue materialSMUTAAcross 11: Cycling in a seaport the next phase after 9 + 26 down, 8 and 2-15?SEPARATIONAAcross 12: Reckless Dawn, according to Mr Ross, goes topless?UNWISEAAcross 14: Tyres may be so aerated, having to go over a regular routeCROSS-PLYAAcross 16: Fish nets with stairs sectionLANDINGAAcross 18: Respected person's euphemistic expletive limit: oneEFFENDIAAcross 21: Revered ring for ace is sunkenHOLLOWEDAAcross 23: Band secures place with "Blue", the main climax on return from 28, saySPLASHAAcross 24: Law-abiding bores vexed former secretary of stateOBSERVANCEAAcross 26: See 17DEALAAcross 27: Prudence, cherishing independence, understoodTACITAAcross 28: Smooth moves, the highlight after ... 11, 22 and 16?MOONWALKDDown 1: Oboe's entrance in Enigma Variations — one's feeling one's all that mattersEGOMANIADDown 2: Start to rise and flit, crossword setter styleLIFTDDown 3: See 5TISSUEDDown 4: Small creature captures heart of support vetINSPECTDDown 5: Aftermath of surgery's video link affair?SCARDDown 6: Fair since spring, which is fortunateJUSTASWELLDDown 7: Constitutional Senate leader's an ugly thingSTROLLDDown 13: Clue ending with "shift", a luxury one's allowedINDULGENCEDDown 15: See 2OFFDDown 17: Roosevelt's policy not used by WoodNEWDDown 19: Old PM ousted finally by the like of Netanyahu?DISRAELIDDown 20: Benign tumour has you rising in a mad frenzyADENOMADDown 22: Fields of influence in Bristol: not large but diverseORBITSDDown 23: "I'm off", as poker player might seek to end a round?SEEYOUDDown 25: Second and last switch in Poll's barVETODDown 26: See 23 acrossDOWN