The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 25th April 2013 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 25th April 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Sonny didn't tremble ___ , in view of East London?BUTCHERSAAcross 9: Able to get a handle on calculus, initiallyCLEVERAAcross 10: Lather moistens backSTEWAAcross 11: Islander mangling soapy linenPOLYNESIANAAcross 12: Bird collecting rent, returned over counter?UMPIREAAcross 14: Shoes back to front, one full of holesSTRAINERAAcross 15: Most adventurous combination of underclothesBRAVESTAAcross 17: Double letter with double letters spelled out as "fraud"WOULD-BEAAcross 20: Company of smokers inhaling good pile of pooDUNGHILLAAcross 22: Full-bodied burgundy offered for starters? Very well!BOSOMYAAcross 23: Loud and doubly buoyant, one decorating Christmas treeFAIRY LIGHTAAcross 24: Shell portHULLAAcross 25: Dog mounting sheepMUTTONAAcross 26: Marine gets to tell about end of voyage in the pastSEAGOINGDDown 1: Right person always producing sacred word in generalCUSTOMERDDown 2: Sark boatless, Jersey or Guernsey getting boatSCOWDDown 3: Vulnerable spot for churchTEMPLEDDown 4: Save more pants!USELESSDDown 5: Situation as nice or nastySCENARIODDown 6: Poetry written about a hostile French cityVERSAILLESDDown 7: Plant's gender almost identicalSESAMEDDown 13: Unstable trio given a braceINVIGORATEDDown 16: Avoid passage for vehicleSKI-PLANEDDown 16: Avoid passage for vehicleSKIPLANEDDown 18: Bad quality expensive jewellery? That's clumsyBUMBLINGDDown 19: Poet right to pen first of sonnets in support of sweetheartELEGISTDDown 21: Planet where anyone can see river close to a canalURANUSDDown 22: Give away chance to get some sunBETRAYDDown 24: See 8HOOK