The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 26th April 2018 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 26th April 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Back copies marked and sorted outSEPARATEDAAcross 6: Solid 19 scored by youngster at end of raceCUBEAAcross 8: Transport for Conservative replacing miners' leader in unionCARRIAGEAAcross 9: Caught church official about to snort a lineNAILEDAAcross 10: Leave last of apples out of puddingDESERTAAcross 11: Research covering fine new creative work about to changeTRANSFERAAcross 12: Check soldiers with impressive musclesREBUFFAAcross 15: Tiny tree developed for a very long timeETERNITYAAcross 16: Clean clothes taken back to the French shipSPOTLESSAAcross 19: Conservative's "question and answer" tour's ending in the Home CountiesSQUAREAAcross 21: Sticky stuff coating sickly sweetPASTILLEAAcross 22: Unconventional kind of college admitting shady groupFRINGEAAcross 24: Instrument for changing oil into French wineVIOLINAAcross 25: Experienced soprano helped to carry Oberon's wingsSEASONEDAAcross 26: Brave US agent retired on the Fourth of JulyDEFYAAcross 27: Animal bloodline interrupted by new obstacleHINDRANCEDDown 1: Old table top found amongst discounted itemsSTALEDDown 2: Drug dropped in normal place for someone not yet acceptedPARVENUDDown 3: Cook a sort of dishROASTDDown 4: Mad hatter drinking limitless tea in operational part of hospitalTHEATREDDown 5: Muck found on a prophet turning up in overallsDUNGAREESDDown 6: Bloody chamber vacated by setter's relativeCRIMSONDDown 7: Ale-drinking achievement by English yeomanBEEFEATERDDown 13: Space on island found during time of stressEMPHASISEDDown 14: European eating almost half of elusive mealFREE LUNCHDDown 17: Quite small child getting supporterTOTALLYDDown 18: Relative stops worrying about English nameSTEPSONDDown 20: Vessel containing coin exchanged for fabulous creatureUNICORNDDown 22: Lecturer entering fine facultyFLAIRDDown 23: Bird nesting in icebergs going northGREBE