The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 19th April 2017 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 19th April 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: One to cut French daily drinkLEMONADEAAcross 9: Many? Not so long and thanks for fishMANTAAAcross 10: In the 1980s, perhaps, one picking up hitchhiker's guide to galaxy?FORDAAcross 11: Queen at start of race is changing jockey?EQUESTRIANAAcross 12: Pen good section with feel for describingPIGSTYAAcross 14: Selected by The X Factor, a person's story's entertaining from the beginningAB INITIOAAcross 15: Prefect reversing in car outsideMONITORAAcross 17: Find short Arthur Dent's stripped offUNEARTHAAcross 20: Apes left pair of primates to go around island by ThailandIMITATESAAcross 22: Drink, leaving head to settleEVEN UPAAcross 23: Endlessly amusing for visitors, not old, like 25?FUTURISTICAAcross 24: See 2MAPSAAcross 25: Some terrific stuff in retrospect: like Life, the Universe and Everything?SCIFIAAcross 26: Flying first class, queen goes to island, brieflyAIRBORNEDDown 1: Cheese and soft, green fruit regularly not outPECORINODDown 2: Or Adams short work, And Another Thing ... Guides for hitchhikers?ROADDDown 3: US restaurant at end of universe with English lines for coverEATERYDDown 4: Country and its location left for studyPERUSALDDown 5: Lack job, love to go to the topOMISSIONDDown 6: Big edition ran spreadINORDINATEDDown 7: Adventure mostly harmless and drySAFARIDDown 13: Is nautical tour to show island?SAINT LUCIADDown 16: Toes cracking? It's a problem with boneOSTEITISDDown 18: Great time having sexTHUMPINGDDown 19: Camels go out here? Hot, missing coversASHTRAYDDown 21: Sweet American dear by the sounds of it?MOUSSEDDown 22: See 10ESCORTDDown 24: Show behind heartless idiotMOON