The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 5th April 2019 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 5th April 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: This food's indigestible — that's as much as a lady will admit?ROUGHAGEAAcross 9: With order originally maintained, author losing head as one joining the fray?RIOTERAAcross 10: In protest, I refused to moveSTIRAAcross 11: Behold peril initially in hurdles to negotiate — we're in trouble!LORDHELPUSAAcross 12: Catching rear in mirror, a superstar appearing coolerAIRCONAAcross 14: Hoarder — gentleman collecting right and leftSQUIRRELAAcross 15: House done, clean the carpetsHOOVERAAcross 17: Gas starts to inflate umpteen wheel surroundsHELIUMAAcross 20: Previous charge in court bringing feeling of uncertaintyCOLD FEETAAcross 22: Bronze sculptures perhaps turned round to reveal mystical textTANTRAAAcross 23: Fragile thing, problem leading to faultTEA SERVICEAAcross 24: Party remains behind leader in bewildermentBASHAAcross 25: Small in two ways?MODESTAAcross 26: Lovely ovoid shape in spoiled egg, sourGORGEOUSDDown 1: Female with chequered history, supposedly maturing by now?FORTYISHDDown 2: Prince, villain having ousted a kingIGORDDown 3: Fish without a memory, hauled upMARLINDDown 4: Cinema gets you in the endARTHOUSEDDown 5: Figure of a child dressed in rags, the mark of Trump's economics?DOLLAR SIGNDDown 6: Worker wrapping up the whole puzzleBEMUSEDDown 8: Leaving home, freeloading daughter made ungracious remarks, all concludingEGRESSDDown 13: Drop sprays in general — does it?CROPDUSTERDDown 16: Despise boss a certain amountEXECRATEDDown 18: Coming from North Africa, religious teaching in appropriate place?MORESQUEDDown 19: Narrative about to chime with the conjecture of quantum physicistsSTRINGDDown 21: Spirited king serious, on having lost crownOBERONDDown 22: See 19THEORYDDown 24: Auntie showing up just the same?BEEB