The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 4th April 2016 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 4th April 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: A quaintly pleasing French accentACUTEAAcross 10: He turns up, after allLATECOMERAAcross 11: Humorously critical, yet possibly racialistSATIRICALAAcross 12: Old ship under last bit of sail makes slow movementLARGOAAcross 13: Blimey! Alec capsized the boatCORACLEAAcross 15: Problem with World War I battle citationSUMMONSAAcross 17: Bird you shouldn't be seen with indoors?CAPONAAcross 18: Gravestone inscription produces a tearRIPAAcross 20: Make a protracted speechDRAWLAAcross 22: Agitated ladies (about 50) rushed forthSALLIEDAAcross 25: Inclined to be deviousOBLIQUEAAcross 26: A bit on the side?APARTAAcross 27: Unusually bad actors heard on the radioBROADCASTAAcross 30: Unusually long title to describe The Wages of Sin?ILL-GOTTENAAcross 31: It's the minister's place to designate namesMANSEDDown 1: Cricketers attempt to get a riseBATSDDown 2: Soft soap and dairy product increased in priceBUTTER UPDDown 3: Rush up to see animalsDEERDDown 4: No one doubts what this signal meansALL CLEARDDown 5: Theatre seats or standsSTALLSDDown 6: Minor example of proportional representationSCALEMODELDDown 7: It should grow by more developmentEMBRYODDown 8: Small group involved in riotTRIODDown 13: Game to take the helm, we hearCOCKSDDown 14: Firm belief in guilty verdictCONVICTIONDDown 16: Prevent a total loss and rescue about 50SALVEDDown 19: Put the case against the euroPROPOUNDDDown 21: Get bill reduced, strange to tellACQUAINTDDown 23: Fifty-one, competent and responsibleLIABLEDDown 24: Be up in time for a serious discussionDEBATEDDown 26: Bring in a number to help — sharpish!ACIDDDown 28: Obscure eastern coinDIMEDDown 29: Flower pegsTEES