The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 9th April 2021 There are 15 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 9th April 2021. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Bulletin from channel framing health centreDISPATCHAAcross 5: Scratch cricket side on callCRYOFFAAcross 9: Against cutting identical notes for the presentMEAN TIMEAAcross 9: Against cutting identical notes for the presentMEANTIMEAAcross 10: Nutmeg's theme initially missed, showing lack of perceptionMYOPICAAcross 12: Youth leader's clanger, shielding internee at portBADENPOWELLAAcross 15: Drastic reduction in sales oddly overlookedACUTEAAcross 17: Union to scale down working during monthMATRIMONYAAcross 18: Leave layer covering ancient templePARTHENONAAcross 19: Some specified article plugged by seamanTHOSEAAcross 20: Place for father to hide heiress, with plot brewingPRIESTSHOLEAAcross 24: Caller from US contrarily set out for another mealRELAIDAAcross 25: Person writing schedule substitutes second half of monthNOVELISTAAcross 26: Propitious start for government in African countryBENIGNAAcross 27: One reveres Ireland's foremost injured soldierIDOLISERDDown 1: Keenly awaiting release of a poem by PhD in translationDEMOBHAPPYDDown 2: Guy briefly retained by Touchstone to keep watchSTAND GUARDDDown 3: Follow a century with anotherACT ONDDown 3: Follow a century with anotherACTONDDown 4: All there is beneath fertiliser staff dug inCOMPOS MENTISDDown 6: Potential source of wealth in new normality?ROYALMINTDDown 7: I blundered, needing ultimately to go up backwardsOOPSDDown 8: Feature, primarily pretence or reality?FACTDDown 11: Wouldn't part with sole weapon that's proved trustworthyKEPTONESWORDDDown 13: Work slicing sausages for game participantsPOLOPONIESDDown 14: Kind person like Vlad once a Guardian worker?TYPESETTERDDown 16: Virtual trade exhibition shortly visiting London suburbESHOPPINGDDown 21: This lady's going to HullSHELLDDown 22: Pilfer item from nativity sceneCRIBDDown 23: Scheme taken up by venal politicianPLAN