The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 27th April 2017 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 27th April 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: After love setback I stole freely — no getting cold feet on theseLINOTILESAAcross 8: Drugs dropped at start of getaway car's last larkCAPERAAcross 9: Offer up newly scarce housing for one offender with another oneSACRIFICEAAcross 10: One moves to lead in police patrols and gets involved in crimeABETSAAcross 12: Informant in bank jobTELLERAAcross 13: Persistent criminal put inside to get free foodLIFELONGAAcross 14: A cell where assault might leadBATTERYAAcross 17: Mishap for police officer capturing ringleaderCROPPERAAcross 20: Look up to Scottish monarch, royal inside, one last EuropeanSTARGAZEAAcross 22: Consuming desire begins at home in middle ageDININGAAcross 24: It's a fashion to speak of criminalsCRAZEAAcross 25: Means of oversight for every single police officer in the Home CountiesPERISCOPEAAcross 26: Article contains information by which force gets criminalTHIEFAAcross 27: Give clean interpretation of the GospelEVANGELICDDown 1: Boatman involved in crime gets coppers annoyedPIRATEDDown 2: Clarification sought on fate of band of good-for-nothingsSORRYLOTDDown 3: Commit crime, giving judge backchat!PILFERDDown 4: Criminal case led to clean up, resulting in loss of depositDESCALEDDown 5: Caper gets student doctor locked upGAMBOLDDown 6: Perhaps this is time for a criminalSENTENCEDDown 11: As from any remote originsAFARDDown 15: Government by one in outrageous yacht, Russian sins deniedAUTARCHYDDown 16: Interpret what's set down regularly in freehandREADDDown 18: Arrested after sidekick lost nervePANICKEDDDown 19: Detective lacks heart to present warrantDESERVEDDown 21: Police officer solving crossword puzzle — would CPS's letters get ignored?ROZZERDDown 22: Condescends to speak of northernersDEIGNSDDown 23: Seize family at dinner — it's their coverNAPKIN