The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 14th April 2015 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 14th April 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Trouble afoot at college for these legendary beastsUNICORNSAAcross 6: Cut through one denomination headed by bishopBISECTAAcross 9: Subtly alters complex task, hampering the two of usTWEAKSAAcross 10: Painkiller disreputable characters produced, best avoided possiblyEPIDURALAAcross 11: See 2BRUNSWICKAAcross 13: See 3STOREAAcross 15: Inscrutable question master?SPHINXAAcross 17: Cockney trios said to form fancy bandFRIEZEAAcross 18: Grant admission for old boy returning big bottleCARBOYAAcross 19: I carried in sparkling wines in this caseAS IT ISAAcross 21: Intricate source of visual reception?OPTICAAcross 22: Delicate musical variation that's no good for male conductorLIGHTNINGAAcross 25: Unwholesome bread found by dog in streetSTAGNANTAAcross 26: A writer regularly dividing extremists in Sorbonne?SARTREAAcross 28: Two thirds of tosses involving gold coinFLORINAAcross 29: What happens on New Year's Eve, assuming sun goes downDESCENDSDDown 2: Errant Becks run in, admitting two wives separately here in CanadaNEWDDown 3: How the convict broke free in emporium?CHAINDDown 4: Flower lady alone around noon - a typical sight in churchROSE WINDOWDDown 5: Sniffer's initial carp?STENCHDDown 6: Heat up meaty drink shunned by Queen VictoriaBOILDDown 7: Most dumpy workers in group avoiding last time trialSQUATTESTDDown 8: President reformed prisoner after teaCHAIRPERSONDDown 12: What's essential for new business venture north of Rome, sayRISK CAPITALDDown 14: Expert's line of reasoning a substitute for the real thingPROSTHESISDDown 16: Herald dashing to catch British engineers heading northHARBINGERDDown 20: Struck, as rock is oftenMINTEDDDown 23: See 21NERVEDDown 24: Indian ascetic elected after agreement in BerlinJAINDDown 27: See 22ROD