The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 9th April 2015 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 9th April 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Back up in secure desktop, right with malicious 17LIVERPUDLIANAAcross 8: Hair contributes to curing lethargyRINGLETAAcross 9: Go forth and inspire puzzlesBEMUSESAAcross 11: One named compiler's in age regressionNOMINEEAAcross 12: Selfish person endlessly pulling backNIGGARDAAcross 13: Criminal fightFENCEAAcross 14: Heard to condemn a part of a film's 17DAMASCENEAAcross 16: Leaves island scored by JohnROCKETMANAAcross 19: It's over when mate of the French deserts a noblewomanCHESSAAcross 21: Nurse in kinky sex stretches out …EXTENDSAAcross 23: … as one's rudely nude, should compiler be barging in?UNIFIEDAAcross 24: Large blaze is put outSIZABLEAAcross 25: Mistakenly wins perk from art, having discarded the framesINERRORAAcross 26: Perhaps needs fixing with tip of laser pointersINDEXFINGERSDDown 1: Photographer with no deal broken to get Nelson MandelaLENSMANDDown 2: Museum weapon that covers curtain mechanismVALANCEDDown 3: City where cad meets dykeROTTERDAMDDown 4: Pope is not in the countryURBANDDown 5: Learner with egoism shattered in FranceLIMOGESDDown 6: Calm since employment with second promotionASSUAGEDDown 7: 17s sausagesFRANKFURTERSDDown 10: As my old man, the story goes, finally rides out 17sSYDNEYSIDERSDDown 15: 17 from a manic nunMANCUNIANDDown 17: National exciting central doctrine (or 4 dweller for this puzzle)CITIZENDDown 18: Make a lady turn up in a travel bonnetENNOBLEDDown 19: 17 with indignation? Stick aroundCAIRENEDDown 20: When regime's corrupt they seek a better life elsewhereEMIGRESDDown 22: Here you may find books of quiet figure of legendSHELF