The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 2nd April 2019 There are 16 across clues and 10 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 2nd April 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: One's not self-sufficient creating work that's bound to be finishedCO-AUTHORAAcross 8: One's not self-sufficient creating work that's bound to be finishedCOAUTHORAAcross 9: Page in article, very dry and shortABRUPTAAcross 10: Fish around end of jetty as testTRY OUTAAcross 10: Fish around end of jetty as testTRYOUTAAcross 11: He repeatedly gets involved with main book in old collectionNEHEMIAHAAcross 12: Spirit originally from Persia, mostlyPERIAAcross 13: Detention facility not recommended for stonersGLASSHOUSEAAcross 15: Staying out — it's hellishly darkSTYGIANAAcross 16: Bridge as card gamePONTOONAAcross 18: Is inspiring brain excited with theseBREATHESINAAcross 19: Edge attached to side of boater?BRIMAAcross 20: Person exploring below porthole, moving rightPOTHOLERAAcross 22: Setter's anagram subject to further examinationRETESTAAcross 23: Producers of serpentine dreads?ADDERSAAcross 24: Robs special facility, splitting diamonds and paintingsDESPOILSDDown 1: Text like this many deem tabuFOURLETTERWORDSDDown 2: Lives created in self-reliant wayAUTOBIOGRAPHIESDDown 3: Numbers of solutions including old slang turned up in printPHOTOGRAPHDDown 4: Self-reference in book published without purposeBRENDANDDown 5: A head among teachersEACHDDown 6: Completely normal way to enter answer like thisFROMTOPTOBOTTOMDDown 7: Requires no explanation from small summits, since left is representedSPEAKSFORITSELFDDown 14: Something said by self-described birdwatcher?SPOONERISMDDown 17: A way to travel on horsebackASTRIDEDDown 21: Stand test of time, like this clueLAST