The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 28th April 2017 There are 15 across clues and 19 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 28th April 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Music maker Scotsman's potty aboutPIANOAAcross 10: Song and dance sequence featuring old lagROUNDELAYAAcross 11: Forced aft at sea and taken awayCARTEDOFFAAcross 12: Astrologer's publication not fit for purposeMAGUSAAcross 13: An attempt to cut faulty clue for waterproofCAGOULEAAcross 15: Express "nobody's the winner", verballyNONSTOPAAcross 17: Eg BT line for section in supermarketTELCOAAcross 18: Anguished cry from head retiring shortlySOBAAcross 20: House associated with Greek mountain stateIDAHOAAcross 22: Amending pub sign, add in Cook's vesselPUDDINGAAcross 25: Bird reaching Channel Islands from the East, one mostly unseen at seaICEBERGAAcross 26: See 22BASINAAcross 27: Touring Kuala Lumpur, going easy on bubblySPARKLINGAAcross 30: Leave behind traveller on vacation to rise around noonTRANSCENDAAcross 31: Leaders picked off IT men for courseTENORDDown 1: Details of what's needed, tiny bit detailedSPECDDown 2: Capital left after mother died causes gleeMADRIGALDDown 3: Further source of 14?MOREDDown 4: King described by unorthodox TS Eliot versesTRIOLETSDDown 5: Mule makin' a mess of teatime foodMUFFINDDown 6: Immovable plug a worker discovered in pitADAMANTINEDDown 7: In tight spot, swear!PLIGHTDDown 8: Agreement to support European viewsEYESDDown 13: Dice moved a great dealCUT-UPDDown 13: Dice moved a great dealCUTUPDDown 14: New World vision heartless Putin aims to burstUTOPIANISMDDown 16: Spike close to flower in bouquetPRONGDDown 19: Robbers in general, primarily in gangsBRIGANDSDDown 21: Take off and tear round island — that should get you goingAPERIENTDDown 23: Bleak philosophy embraced by youth in recessionDISMALDDown 24: Two Guardian leaders dropped were too effusiveGUSHEDDDown 26: Though English, it's ScottishBUTEDDown 28: Tackle Henry's matesKITHDDown 29: She has a serviceman on both sidesGIRL