The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 28th April 2016 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 28th April 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Aircraft in which I travel around in a whirlwind tourAUTOGIROAAcross 9: Took a pistol, bagging these animalsOKAPISAAcross 10: Defer or continue supportSTAYAAcross 11: Hazard on coast also seen in boat joining fleetQUICKSANDSAAcross 12: Nonsense about pound — this could bring better profitTRIPLEAAcross 14: Interior of Sark, island confusedly taken for anotherSRI LANKAAAcross 15: Guns for wars? Sounds like the oppositePIECESAAcross 17: Out of order, like 15 in rows and columns hereBROKENAAcross 20: Insular Spaniard former PM is able to set rightMAJORCANAAcross 22: Gentle and good in part of AfricaBENIGNAAcross 23: With net initially twisted, I attach lureENTICEMENTAAcross 24: Old German understood what Dutch and Irish have in commonGOTHAAcross 25: Nightmarish males occupying certain cubiclesINCUBIAAcross 26: Steal stuff left after work in spellSHOPLIFTDDown 1: Be ingratiating to speak in local risingBUTTER UPDDown 2: Page included in shrinking material for paperCOPYDDown 3: Rich soup in unfinished potteryBISQUEDDown 4: More down-to-earth pro harbouring strange likesFOLKSIERDDown 5: Crazy family that could lead to one's downfallBANANA SKINDDown 6: Antelope upset a couple of its youngDIK-DIKDDown 6: Antelope upset a couple of its youngDIKDIKDDown 8: State of some Indians in interior is sadORISSADDown 13: Highly valued around company, showing early promisePRECOCIOUSDDown 16: Festival in French city I attend, initiallyENCAENIADDown 18: Some time to relax in posh chap's neighbourhoodNIGHTOFFDDown 19: Marxist set occupying non-Western quartersENGELSDDown 21: In one part of house, install new canopyAWNINGDDown 22: Opposite of leading part in Shakespeare comedyBOTTOMDDown 24: Game, or its start, as heard on radioGOLF