The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 12th April 2022 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 12th April 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Head appearing stoned in India, back in the day?JEWELINTHECROWNAAcross 9: Robber gang seizing equipmentBRIGANDAAcross 10: Change down into this mean outfitLOW GEARAAcross 11: In grief stop listeningWOEAAcross 12: Better grind out time in the middle here?TRENTBRIDGEAAcross 13: Believe me, if you have a hearing impairment …READMYLIPSAAcross 15: One bound to be partial to browser (Firefox)SERFAAcross 18: African is talking to whom?HUTUAAcross 20: Young Australian? He must be about 70!BABY BOOMERAAcross 23: Old reptile's power badly tore footPTERODACTYLAAcross 25: Black for one short layer of coalSEAAAcross 26: Parking not easy to get in van or carHARDTOPAAcross 27: Scrap broadcast about jazzRAGTIMEAAcross 28: Saying pale child, name concealed, is perhaps now 11 books aheadWASTENOTWANTNOTDDown 1: Proper wages for unhelpful officialJOBSWORTHDDown 2: Mounting a stage that is wide, making a bloomerWEIGELADDown 3: Length of wait spelled out in detail, maybe to extremesLEAD TIMEDDown 4: Elbow say brownish, seen from underneathNUDGEDDown 5: Serious consequences as that fellow will always secure first placeHELL TO PAYDDown 6: No hero takes care of a room full of the sickCOWARDDDown 7: More than time one was put on to bowl?OVERDUEDDown 8: Viking raid — no help is secured by hooterNORSEDDown 14: Owns article one sort of dog ate, so getting another dogLHASA APSODDown 16: Definite final word: leader in television is SkyFIRMAMENTDDown 17: Protein in body once developed to limit rising bileCOLLAGENDDown 19: Ultimately smart suit needed for creative activitiesTHEARTSDDown 21: In bombing raid perhaps, fail to wipe out southern end of Scottish islandMISSIONDDown 22: Raised mark on skin round dry blotchy areaMOTTLEDDown 23: Contemptuous expression puts playwright under pressurePSHAWDDown 24: Cast finished speakingTHREW