The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 4th April 2023 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 4th April 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: A bird traversing lake, a noted flyerALCOCKAAcross 4: Protective plate supports gemstoneBRASSARDAAcross 9: Observe learner keeping quiet — backward type interacting weaklyLEPTONAAcross 10: Friendly note within an urgent message?AMICABLEAAcross 11: Aids to those researching wicked Etonian squiresQUESTIONNAIRESAAcross 13: A submarine captain, first person to attempt meteorological techniqueANEMOMETRYAAcross 14: Yield from what's sown in garden, reportedlyCEDEAAcross 16: Spoil vote, as one looking for revolution?MARXAAcross 18: Extended treatise penned by professional wordsmithPROTRACTEDAAcross 21: Absence of instruments to welcome in golden prizewinnersNOBELLAUREATESAAcross 23: Brief about pee containing metallic elementTELLURICAAcross 24: Problem with this Roman vesselHICCUPAAcross 25: It's marvellous to celebrate drinking squashSMASHINGAAcross 26: Parlay has a king thus functioningINPLAYDDown 1: Bar left in sackAXLEDDown 2: Catch caught on river, suitable for catchingCAPTUREDDown 3: Weapon to pass through the East End?CROSSBOWDDown 5: Payer regarding Spooner's dividendREMUNERATORDDown 6: Amateur seaman turned up for partySOCIALDDown 7: Tavern's purple fruit not popularAUBERGEDDown 8: What's said to be terrible root crop or plantDYER'S WEEDDDown 12: You might notice it in one bar, I fancyINEBRIATIONDDown 13: Fossils — a couple of thousand on new siteAMMONITESDDown 15: Swimming race — a time to dive inNATATIONDDown 17: Difficulty leads to jazz singer making a complaintRUBELLADDown 19: Hawkish type with various cruelties putting us offTIERCELDDown 20: Pilgrim's bad experience somewhere near WindsorSLOUGHDDown 22: Doctor shower's output, not rightSPAY