The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 7th April 2016 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 7th April 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Where one might well end up introducing quantifier into Anglican yearCEMETERYAAcross 9: Filipino crop a bit in front by this summerABACAAAcross 10: Obscenities begin to be uttered after sadomasochismSMUTAAcross 11: Booze draws drunk into treesZEBRAWOODSAAcross 12: Dived without a springboard and hurtled forwardLUNGEDAAcross 14: A mild TUC review is as from a sacred textTALMUDICAAcross 15: Ah Harpo! Possibly one of the greats of yesteryearPHARAOHAAcross 17: Prime minister abandons dodgy poolrooms for a sherryOLOROSOAAcross 20: Simplest production, where characters have been cast badlyMISSPELTAAcross 22: This habit would not be adopted by Conrad, for instanceJOSEPHAAcross 23: They trail along behind — hospital department hours being trimmed a long timeENTOURAGESAAcross 24: This party starts otherwise with fishDORYAAcross 25: That's the place to take a line off the recordTHEREAAcross 26: How the weather can heat kettlesELEMENTSDDown 1: Clergyman served up opening drinkVERMOUTHDDown 2: Preliminary passionHEATDDown 3: Took views overheard before first sign of dangerSEIZEDDDown 4: Admire spa from a very small vesselEYEBATHDDown 5: Matching degree coursePARALLELDDown 6: Leave Ted behind for adventuresome tripping, involving lots of shifting aboutMANOEUVRESDDown 7: Film about collaboration between Goering and HitlerGANDHIDDown 13: Cosy gropes possible with these navigational aids!GYROSCOPESDDown 16: Sort of "bandit person" bearing a weaponONE-ARMEDDDown 18: Part when equal bottom — about the last chanceSEPARATEDDown 19: They label back to front to confoundSTAGGERDDown 21: Instinctive move to eat at pubINNATEDDown 22: Teased short girl over cast-offJOSHEDDDown 24: Provides the odd steroid from the eastDOES