The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 12th April 2017 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 12th April 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Step on board trendy futuristic craftSPACESHIPAAcross 6: President Bush written off? Finally, with knowledge and study turned into delightJOHNAAcross 8: The man, a Romeo, gets the woman to embrace a spoken agreementHEARHEARAAcross 9: Work & Love revue productionOEUVREAAcross 10: Behave in exileDEPORTAAcross 11: See 6FKENNEDYAAcross 12: Rebel to retreat from the start? No chance!CONTRAAAcross 15: Serendipitous, its centre drawLUCKY DIPAAcross 16: Place of departure that without Henry Ford would have been a sinister oneHEATHROWAAcross 19: Some favoured rallying round the pantryLARDERAAcross 21: Vouched for watching cricket with England disheartenedATTESTEDAAcross 22: At last, Liverpool home town given hero musicianLENNONAAcross 24: Autopilot leading wingerGEORGEAAcross 25: Moving first to lose out would lead to rebukeWIGGLINGAAcross 26: See 24BESTAAcross 27: Glorified first replaced by second, becoming variedMODULATEDDDown 1: Now 6 across 22 across 2 keeps going offSPEKEDDown 2: Dry wine found in various places hereAIRPORTDDown 3: Up before courtERECTDDown 4: Hancock's first pint is unhealthyHARMFULDDown 5: Nice person beyond doubt, cares a lot at first …PROVENCALDDown 6: … whose day's borne by rising desire to travelJOURNEYDDown 7: Had arrived somehow without a memoryHARD DRIVEDDown 13: Open present at the indicated positionOVERTHEREDDown 14: Current objective is to cover Sartre compositionAIRSTREAMDDown 17: Shady retreat for a squirrel?TREERATDDown 18: As one whose partner's gone to marry, suppressing instinct that hurtsWIDOWEDDDown 20: Lock for phone permit included in covering letterRINGLETDDown 22: The French girl, sanctioned …LEGALDDown 23: … had got drunk, taking top offOWNED