The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 18th April 2017 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 18th April 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: No college boy's beaten an average playerCOLONELBOGEYAAcross 9: Chap working at a sort of cardSIMONAAcross 10: Coffin covered in betel leaf, one for a Muslim, probablyPAKISTANIAAcross 11: More than enough to convert penaltyAPLENTYAAcross 12: Shaking off cold, one doubting being free of germsASEPTICAAcross 13: Clock change in spring getting supportLEAP SECONDAAcross 15: Flower girl's brief standDAISAAcross 18: The American behind strikeBUTTAAcross 19: Judge put our lad off recommended coursePLATDUJOURAAcross 22: "This other Eden … " is partly spoken in defianceSOTHEREAAcross 24: Doctor's back after unknown infectionZHIVAGOAAcross 25: Interrogated with pants down?DEBRIEFEDAAcross 26: Became aware of a pan at back of stoveAWOKEAAcross 27: Prestige car is offered to woman and son? They go on footROLLERSKATESDDown 1: Following orders, excellent to get up during illnessCOMPLIANTDDown 2: Red Square is up: being old fashioned, want to go roundLENINISTDDown 3: Cold, like a crab's claws?NIPPYDDown 4: Large furniture maker knocks up large quantities, probablyLIKEASNOTDDown 5: Inspection team ejected with force, not unitedOFSTEDDDown 6: Former officer receives half an honourEXALTDDown 7: Set about a journey by sea, sayASSAILDDown 8: Shreds chapter to be used in extractsMINCESDDown 14: Came and collected what is necessaryCALLEDFORDDown 16: Badly translated old manual so eccentricANOMALOUSDDown 17: What gets insect drunk, like sheep, perhaps?RUMINANTDDown 18: From this doctor's manner, only one died nearbyBESIDEDDown 20: Native Australian had meal under coverROOFEDDDown 21: Gong I held in the middleMEDIALDDown 23: Cheers, expression of dissent being bannedTABOODDown 24: Party in South Africa terminal for black priestZADOK