The Guardian Cryptic AnswersFriday, 6th April 2012 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 6th April 2012. View the answers below.. All The Guardian Cryptic Answers All PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Type of roast with European's meticulous attention to presentationSPIT AND POLISHAAcross 10: Monumental shell, however exploded, results in defeatOVERWHELMAAcross 11: Girl from Yorkshire needs …IRENEAAcross 12: ... the Yorkshire bread monsterTROLLAAcross 13: TV shows and quizzes about fancy laceTELECASTSAAcross 14: CO2 ?COMPANYAAcross 16: Sign so corporal is on 50% cut across the boardSCORPIOAAcross 18: Awake, went out rejuvenatedUPDATEDAAcross 20: One who's learned from church type of power circlesSCHOLARAAcross 21: Careful control in reporting what may be on line in BangkokTIGHTREINAAcross 23: See 22BERRYAAcross 24: C-word upset many peopleCROWDAAcross 25: Bitterness about extreme characters backing the wayward sovereignELIZABETHAAcross 26: Wardrobe assistants Bronwyn and Ffion open cupboards and drawersWELSHDRESSERSDDown 2: Did hesitation set back, if made earlier?PREFORMEDDDown 3: Drier plaster can be applied with this right awayTOWELDDown 4: Go after switching neon signNOENTRYDDown 5: Spots an indication of strong emotion after 22PIMPLESDDown 6: Perhaps ageless ethnological weaveLOINCLOTHDDown 7: After 22 marches to fight or flightSTEPSDDown 8: Done the crime?Now do the time!POETIC JUSTICEDDown 9: Fresh thyme's no use for feeling beatSENSEOFRHYTHMDDown 15: Poses for the first time, quietly showing many talentsAPTITUDESDDown 17: Predator bombed Pearl Harbor, recognising no limitsPOLAR BEARDDown 19: Spitfire finally to fall in bank and dive in hereDEEPENDDDown 20: Dawn of the student unionSUNRISEDDown 22: Bush transforming 14 into a 24GOOSEDDown 23: Top military support secret policeBRASS