The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 4th April 2024 There are 13 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 4th April 2024. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Figure holding publication on prayer – usually about thatON AVERAGEAAcross 10: Show teeth, perhaps, first one extracted in a figure of speechSMILEAAcross 11: Body cut, third of league qualifyENTITLEAAcross 12: 25 stemSTAUNCHAAcross 13: Animal, 19 with 22 down?OTTERAAcross 14: Some words, on leaving model, hit hardPARAGRAPHAAcross 16: Wicked spinner with Kent is still upset by cutRUMPELSTILTSKINAAcross 19: 10 from our gigolo only beginning to do this?SAYCHEESEAAcross 21: Nag, 19 with 4?FILLYAAcross 22: Saint imprisoned by king, say, one taking stockRUSTLERAAcross 23: Birthplace of assassinated King, republicGEORGIAAAcross 24: Polish collectionCLASSAAcross 25: True – ’s very quick, by the sound of it?STEADFASTDDown 1: Reportedly, a gallon where cars stop for petrol?FORECOURTSDDown 2: Particular corporation after old odd-jobberFACTOTUMDDown 3: 19 for restraintFETTERDDown 4: Tesla, say, on electronic chargeCAREDDown 5: Tough one overcoming evil, fragile thing?TEA SERVICEDDown 6: Key dialect for slow moverESCARGOTDDown 7: Mathematician touring Hanoi finally, a capital cityVIENNADDown 8: Certainly 19 with 23 down?YEAHDDown 14: Disinfect food with a tissue, pre-cookedPASTEURISEDDown 15: Very old house nearby, squalidHAN DYNASTYDDown 17: Gaps in fences regularly seen without reflection?ECHOLESSDDown 18: Metric unit I record in score that’s backed upKILOGRAMDDown 20: Unknown tag lifted, holding lead on springer spanielYES-MANDDown 21: Inlets where jay enters shallow watersFJORDSDDown 22: Wrench in heap?RICKDDown 23: Rose coming up in flower gardenGREW