The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 26th April 2013 There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 26th April 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Ricochets coming closer — cavalrymen run awayGLANCESAAcross 5: Golfer's shot home helpPITCH INAAcross 9: Explosive chap who must retire for the good of FranceNOBELAAcross 10: Deal with secret dicky birdFIRECRESTAAcross 11: Trojan wife for whom Charon made tripANDROMACHEAAcross 12: Evil humanoid residing in Windsor CastleORCAAcross 14: Writer describing calendar somewhere in LondonJULIANBARNESAAcross 18: More and more grain's nicely groundINCREASINGLYAAcross 21: Freudian concept, say, associated with Oedipus, originallyEGOAAcross 22: Drink from Lombardy you almost orderedBLOODY MARYAAcross 25: Lady holding line for legionCOUNTLESSAAcross 26: Titan finally falling shortATLASAAcross 27: Chuck and Kitty providing frequent supperTOSSPOTAAcross 28: Jolly fish entered rough waterTIDE RIPAAcross 28: Jolly fish entered rough waterTIDERIPDDown 1: Ealing production that's good-humouredGENIALDDown 2: A community centre did command performance of early musicAUBADEDDown 3: Old queen united with dogs coming round for talksCOLLOQUIESDDown 4: 1 across at first supporting very fine capitalSOFIADDown 5: Dolly's for females inside templePARTHENONDDown 6: Starters for ten — university challenges kitchen to provide foodTUCKDDown 7: Dances in show done up the poleHOEDOWNSDDown 8: Yuan finally extracted from curious Cantonese walletNOTECASEDDown 13: French statesman and count protecting European currencyTALLEYRANDDDown 15: Rude sign stops rude bankruptINSOLVENTDDown 16: Thrown cigarette end missing forest residentTIGER CATDDown 17: Poems representing 21's clueECLOGUESDDown 19: One required for bingo who may display ID?CALLERDDown 20: Heavy sleepers oversleep after vacation? Herbal medicine is the answerHYSSOPDDown 23: Start working with gelONSETDDown 24: Second-best place for boardingSTOP