The Guardian Quick Answers - Friday, 15th April 2016 There are 13 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quick crossword on Friday, 15th April 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quick AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Twist when strugglingSQUIRMAAcross 4: Garish and in bad tasteKITSCHAAcross 9: Blend of diverse thingsAMALGAMAAcross 10: Substitute doctorLOCUMAAcross 11: Grossly overweightOBESEAAcross 12: Musical entertainment, offered in bars and clubsKARAOKEAAcross 13: Playwright and poet, author of 154 sonnetsSHAKESPEAREAAcross 18: Criminal gang memberMOBSTERAAcross 20: Hang aroundTARRYAAcross 22: Respond to somethingREACTAAcross 23: ExaltENNOBLEAAcross 24: Lords' wivesLADIESAAcross 25: Little cluckerBANTAMDDown 1: Jewish salutation, meaning "peace"SHALOMDDown 2: Customary way in which language is spoken or writtenUSAGEDDown 3: Charity drive by university studentsRAG WEEKDDown 5: One who loafs aboutIDLERDDown 6: Assistance in time of difficultySUCCOURDDown 7: Thelma (anag), written by 13HAMLETDDown 8: Action intended to confuse or obscureSMOKE SCREENDDown 8: Action intended to confuse or obscureSMOKESCREENDDown 14: Old nursery rhyme mother, unable to give her dog a boneHUBBARDDDown 15: European country, capital TallinnESTONIADDown 16: Unaffected by any sense of right and wrongAMORALDDown 17: Public building for lectures, concerts, plays etcLYCEUMDDown 19: Form of addressTITLEDDown 21: Prove to be false or incorrectREBUT