The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 28th April 2021 There are 15 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 28th April 2021. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Smooth passages of play set goal in motionLEGATOSAAcross 8: After losing first point, nervously receives this?SERVICEAAcross 9: 17 across, a wide man neither side wantedINGEAAcross 10: Former PL team's left wing back dives, missing header and second 12 across?EXPLETIVEAAcross 12: Rubbish dances by Strictly starBALLSAAcross 13: Detective suffering derision from press teamIRONSIDEAAcross 15: A delay put back festivity …GALAAAcross 16: … the 25th one, perhaps, for Puck?FAIRYAAcross 17: Academic official content to provide answersDEANAAcross 18: Can perhaps shoot game here?PRESERVEAAcross 20: Retiring Bengali vicar's well-manneredCIVILAAcross 21: Streetcars, buggies or slow-moving 3?STROLLERSAAcross 22: Some Penguin 'Football Facts'INFOAAcross 24: Sadly bicker about who's first to give name for an Antarctic glacierBERWICKAAcross 25: Roy's header really annoys 3RANGERSDDown 1: 17 across having doubled lead, end result is tightMEANDDown 2: Bloomer showed up, leading to one-all gameCAMELLIADDown 3: Briefly run some cricket teamROVERSDDown 4: Stand on this, maybe, and see more? Yes, now encroaching heads shiftedCEREMONYDDown 5: Originally all versions of it described sitting ducksAVOIDSDDown 6: A team lacking women in some areaACREDDown 11: Cooked pig liver, edible starter? That's rightPRIVILEGEDDown 12: Times article on current 'right' way to travelBYAIRDDown 14: Slow-paced, lazy speech after tie lostDRAWLDDown 16: Warning forward respectfully, this may be tuggedFORELOCKDDown 17: Little mischief-makers, half of Devon's swimmersDEVLINGSDDown 19: Second team's inside men in chargeSCREWSDDown 20: Laid-back Corinthian's teammate?CASUALDDown 21: Watched part of play broadcastSEENDDown 23: Conveying charge from governing body, with rule essentially being ignoredFARE