The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 23rd April 2014 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 23rd April 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Are you having me on the crag rocks?GERTCHAAAcross 5: Not a nomad liked by creditorsSETTLERAAcross 9: Akin to a judge's robes, pants?SOBERAAcross 10: Capital broadcast sinned against capital's tendency to empathise with abductors?STOCKHOLMAAcross 11: Best rivals to compute creatively on EarthOUTCOMPETEAAcross 12: Squid-like, powerless fingerINKYAAcross 14: Dark sort of tales of a northerner and wrought ironSCANDINAVIANAAcross 18: Compel family to cycle (should not go out during major sporting event)OLYMPICFLAMEAAcross 21: Vein running through Tiepolo designLODEAAcross 22: The thing about politician high fliers is weaknessIMPAIRMENTAAcross 25: Rotating proton pen championPROPONENTAAcross 26: See 6HEARTAAcross 27: Comic entertainer and where he often performed with ballsPIERROTAAcross 28: Toucan's migratory natural impulseCONATUSDDown 1: Large sum borne by 14 city with industrial actionGO-SLOWDDown 2: Right about improvised flexibility of tempoRUBATODDown 3: It looks just the same as small engine part and performing apeCARBON COPYDDown 4: A model, upwardly mobile Greek writerAESOPDDown 5: Trails off — without question a mockery of justiceSHOW TRIALDDown 6: Be hopeful Nick is on the organTAKEDDown 7: Is an only alternative for an old European provinceLYONNAISDDown 8: Camera may analyse housing saga of IndiaRAMAYANADDown 13: County town vehicle to drive home in reverse at that pointCARMARTHENDDown 15: Ten common moves of which I'll not speakNOCOMMENTDDown 16: One's into lounge music that's sticky sweetLOLLIPOPDDown 17: See 10SYNDROMEDDown 19: Carted off to do some editingREDACTDDown 20: Ear inflammation aggravated, so it doubledOTITISDDown 23: Tricky thing, being contra the speed of lightANTICDDown 24: See 14NOIR