The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 24th April 2017 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 24th April 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: A greenkeeper?CONSERVATIONISTAAcross 9: Explorer or a cool MP, perhapsMARCO POLOAAcross 10: Relationship discovered in the maths classRATIOAAcross 11: Girl to fancy being differentUNALIKEAAcross 12: It makes pepper pot mine, anyhowPIMENTOAAcross 13: Born in unending needNEEAAcross 14: Best way to secure a crest of hairTOPKNOTAAcross 17: How supporters reacted to a poor nil-draw?RANWILDAAcross 19: Trickery that doesn't amount to much by the sound of itSLEIGHTAAcross 22: Legal or otherwise, it's a lively movementALLEGROAAcross 24: Centre of radiation?HUBAAcross 25: Coach working on American linesRAILCARAAcross 26: Line of sight?RETICLEAAcross 28: Row about right judge?TRIERAAcross 29: Possibly slips beneath surface of riverUNDERWEARAAcross 30: Suspends the outlay, yet doesn't mind what it costsHANGSTHEEXPENSEDDown 1: What an irritated diver must do to make the grade?COMEUPTOSCRATCHDDown 2: Mean to accompany a womanNORMADDown 3: Note proposal of love, for exampleEMOTIONDDown 4: Not evil — maybe just lacking restraintVIOLENTDDown 5: One expected to swear he's a soldierTROOPERDDown 6: Stern-looking sport contestantOARSMANDDown 7: Contemplating dining out about tenINTENDINGDDown 8: Unbelievably virtuous?TOOGOODTOBETRUEDDown 15: Summary I get on accuracyPRECISIONDDown 16: A Scot's impatient expressionOCHDDown 18: Boring point of lawAWLDDown 20: Cargo transported up small road in small fast vehiclesGOCARTSDDown 21: Having finished a boring job?THROUGHDDown 22: Contract that makes a ferryman redundant?ABRIDGEDDown 23: Fail to catch, or accidentally discloseLETDROPDDown 27: Broken lance not spottedCLEAN