The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 18th April 2024

There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 18th April 2024. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 8:	See 22 Down	BOOMDEAY
AAcross 9:	See 19 Down
AAcross 10:	Number of old Emile Zola volumes initialled, risky circling those with stained finger
AAcross 11:	See 10	PARLEZVOUS
AAcross 12:	See 19 Down
AAcross 14:	See 24	OFLAGUNA
AAcross 15:	Asian travelling back through Jaffna in a rickshaw
AAcross 17:	Country girl fills silo
AAcross 20:	Brother, one of the first to cushion blow, disheartened
AAcross 22:	In test, target splits
AAcross 23:	Days gone by certainly sad without a listener
AAcross 24:	A number of old pants on guy, and all fail!
AAcross 25:	See 10
AAcross 26:	On one’s feet, standing for revolution
DDown 1:	Irish county grotty, reportedly – wetter, suddenly?
DDown 2:	Award given to player on screen, opener doffing cap
DDown 3:	Buzzer by means of buzzer
DDown 4:	Islander fighting under pressure after evacuation of country
DDown 5:	Dropper of two jacks, the second picked up?
DDown 6:	I don’t know when solver has setter trapped?	YOUVEGOTME
DDown 7:	Seamen following mobile unit, one after the other
DDown 7:	Seamen following mobile unit, one after the other
DDown 13:	Language that’s popular remains in Chinese dynasty and India
DDown 16:	Like gutted halibut, fish in flat dishes
DDown 18:	Lazy Ol’ Nick’s nicked!
DDown 19:	A number of old party mandarins originally unlike old PM	KNEESUP
DDown 21:	Work with IT company after switching musical direction	ATEMPO
DDown 22:	A number of old artists in a to-do may be sozzled	TARARA
DDown 24:	Green, where top leaves turn red