The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 28th April 2020 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 28th April 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Topping stuff from J Trent's collaborator?THATCHAAcross 4: An honoured companion embraced by genial boyMAN-CHILDAAcross 9: Military activity, trick by soldiersRECONAAcross 10: A rave at back of room where wine is keptCELLARAGEAAcross 11: Officer with gun gets vegetarian dishCOLCANNONAAcross 12: Funny dog in quiet Bedfordshire town devoid of tailPLUTOAAcross 13: Dearie me, I'm so disorganised — reminders needed!AIDESMEMOIREAAcross 17: Nothing actually to wear? I'd buy a T-shirt, possiblyBIRTHDAY SUITAAcross 20: Report about hospital drugBHANGAAcross 21: What's excellent about politically conservative eccentric?ARIGHTONEAAcross 23: English company clamour about minimum of money in budgetECONOMISEAAcross 24: Artist gloomier after losing loveDURERAAcross 25: Maybe needing company to advance money, as you'd sayLONESOMEAAcross 26: Tot in story is 4LADDIEDDown 1: Rat to go off with puss catching nothingTURNCOATDDown 2: Star keeping very cool when collecting a pat on the backACCOLADEDDown 3: Plant with flowers — double the number in miraculous wedding locationCANNADDown 5: Exhausted, I get mood changing — you must wait a whileALLINGOODTIMEDDown 6: Illegal deal makes revolutionary type marchCHAMPERTYDDown 7: A cruise ending prematurely, sadly I drownedICARUSDDown 8: Revolutionary gnome admired, not entirely an evil spiritDAEMONDDown 10: Philosophical theory misrepresented in simple accountCONCEPTUALISMDDown 14: Little bits of insect eaten by boysSMIDGEONSDDown 15: Spirit is shown by the Guardian boss, it's allegedRUMOUREDDDown 16: Street stuff around England's capital for national heroST. GEORGEDDown 18: Mountaineer's descent needs muscles — after which rest upABSEILDDown 19: Body of water in the past flooding half the capitalLAGOONDDown 22: Monster in filthy drainHYDRA