The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 1st April 2016 There are 15 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 1st April 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Where climber may be trained in mountain, terrifying figure returningPERGOLAAAcross 5: Relaxed, prepared for another shotREPOSEDAAcross 9: Distinctive character of bird artist capturedTRAITAAcross 10: Periodically, after Ge … like thisAS FOLLOWSAAcross 11: Senior administrator's weakness, to risk register being rejectedVICE CHANCELLORAAcross 13: Job to which poor performers are takenTASKAAcross 14: Taking minimum time in celebration of French produce?BRIEFESTAAcross 17: Relinquish, for example, being open to one worry constantlySIGN AWAYAAcross 18: Respecting footballers leaving new houseASTOAAcross 21: Corps' senior general last to deploy bombsROYALENGINEERSAAcross 23: Loved pace: certain to get an inningsTREASUREDAAcross 24: Having a rest, keeping very still with usALIVEAAcross 25: Retreat being awful to contemplate, finally advancing a positionHIDE OUTAAcross 25: Retreat being awful to contemplate, finally advancing a positionHIDEOUTAAcross 26: Promised place, commonly equivocatedPLEDGEDDDown 1: Crock shoots lots of elephants, sayPOTSDDown 2: Make unwelcome appearance hurriedly, as gatecrashingREARITSUGLYHEADDDown 3: Shop, perhaps as a means to express emotionsOUTLETDDown 4: A person helping you over your loss of interestAPATHYDDown 5: Extremely rare, expensive clothes in industrial plantREFINERYDDown 6: Turn somersault before degree is takenPILFEREDDDown 7: Slyly peeking at bear browsingSHOULDERSURFINGDDown 8: Doctrine is compromising freedom to actDISCRETIONDDown 12: After a false start, eat out without interruptionATASTRETCHDDown 15: Satellite phone is shutCALLISTODDown 16: Knight risked capturing Stuart queenBANNERETDDown 19: Joke the nervous getWIND UPDDown 19: Joke the nervous getWINDUPDDown 20: Fighting disrupts work meeting in caveBEWAREDDown 22: See 1HERD