The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 16th April 2018 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 16th April 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Tailor claims T-shirts to be what kids send SantaCHRISTMASAAcross 6: See 1LISTAAcross 8: Naive type acquitted by foreign court?INNOCENTAAcross 9: See 8ABROADAAcross 10: Comic butler needed no words to tickle audienceDOUBLEAAcross 11: See 10ENTENDREAAcross 12: Crushed ice pack not quite what the doctor ordered?IPECACAAcross 15: I, for one, pressed into backing art galleries …TRIFORIAAAcross 16: … gallery on its own, ignoring the odds, gets what's leftPERSONALAAcross 19: See 16ESTATEAAcross 21: Guardian's eclipsed by broadsheet — by 3 points, or 2 after lunchFOURTEENAAcross 22: Rich little woman behind rector in churchCREAMYAAcross 24: Sponsors usually have it, dressed to catch the eyeVESTEDAAcross 25: See 24INTERESTAAcross 26: Princesses had mysterious source of fundsCASHAAcross 27: See 26DISPENSERDDown 1: Ready to get stuck in lavatory? Repeat thatCAN-DODDown 2: Like a lozenge doctor introduced to stricken choirRHOMBICDDown 3: Retreating, for one European, is offensive in wartimeSIEGEDDown 4: Uplifting piece of text set to music for annual examinationMOT TESTDDown 5: Discontented social worker knowing one's inclined to appear thusSLANTWISEDDown 6: Magnificent Medici traditions unknown in numberLORENZODDown 7: A means of getting up tail first, possiblySTAIRLIFTDDown 13: He turned on blokes breaking dad's spectaclesPHENOMENADDown 14: Alleged Tory dissent finally resolvedCONTENDEDDDown 17: Jail sentence to get longerSTRETCHDDown 18: Plant-based food cooking almost silentlyLENTILSDDown 20: Case of teachers embracing core non-scientific subjectsTHEARTSDDown 22: Tasty dish that is served with chip topping?CUTIEDDown 23: One ponders on problem while climbingMUSER