The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 25th April 2019 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 25th April 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Supply source of tea during courseFURNISHAAcross 5: Gas left in mine that fluctuates around the kneesHEMLINEAAcross 9: Police recruit in motorcade threatenedCADETAAcross 10: Murderous soldier detectives caught in old Spanish capitalREGICIDALAAcross 11: Receptive nature of abbey treated with scornABSORBENCYAAcross 12: Potential beast of burden no good with a loadNAGAAcross 14: More than just two legs of quadruped making the whole, we're toldFOREQUARTERSAAcross 18: Lady Anne's last antique restored in shoddy fashionINADEQUATELYAAcross 21: One Shakespearean prince can't have met anotherHALAAcross 22: Continuing desire to follow masterPROLONGINGAAcross 25: King Charles wearing old brand, outstanding period clothingCRINOLINEAAcross 26: Area seized by dictator with forceAMAINAAcross 27: Strictly control a small American 4PEGASUSAAcross 28: What could feed Brummel's 4, asks Spooner?NOSEBAGDDown 1: China regularly invested in river cleansing processFACIALDDown 2: Vegetable pot used as base by artistRADISHDDown 3: Inseparable Bury ladies, five not marriedINTERWOVENDDown 4: Drug runner at Folkestone?HORSEDDown 5: Many cases taken here on a trip by royal householdHIGH COURTDDown 6: Head of management with excellent official staffMACEDDown 7: Like some text from scriptures, truly grippingINDENTEDDDown 8: Person acclaiming EU record holds work upEULOGISTDDown 13: Island people, thin and weak, among Middle Easteners short of yenSRILANKANSDDown 15: Points raised online about Republican aides in high places?EQUERRIESDDown 16: Approaching bargain counter for final drinkNIGHTCAPDDown 17: Going over stonework in medieval roof, perhapsVAULTINGDDown 19: Cook's agent in Caribbean, two-thirds sozzledBICARBDDown 20: Alcoholic drink, three gallons, one drunkEGGNOGDDown 23: Pork pie — popular weekend indulgence?LIE-INDDown 24: Part of ship's equipment for launching missilesBOWS