The Guardian Cryptic Crossword April 1 2026 Answers (4/1/26)

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The Guardian Cryptic Crossword April 1, 2026 Answers

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#	Clue
8A	Disk installed in finished comprehensive
9A	Hum – to set trap
10A	Horse led by Earl?
11A	Came near to rewriting ad hoc paper
12A	Very faint-hearted, not quite returning salvo
14A	One American in multinational company gives a hand
16A	Irresponsible, filthy cracks about gang leader
18A	Cheer gamer’s device
21A	One of the Trumps hiding small toe-curling secret
23A	Order of fish provided by end of day
24A	House safeguard that makes for heavy going? (4-6)
26A	Mean-sounding voice
27A	Near the boundless land
28A	Centaurs cast out of a pre-Roman state
1D	What drawers might hold: chain, bow and ring on a length
2D	Harsh sound of underwear rubbing against somebody’s rear
3D	Player supporting the Guardian, perversely, is sweet?
4D	Cat saying ‘tree cutter’?
5D	Brief shots of mother, topless doing a twirl
6D	Student group in exposed surroundings put in the shade
7D	Car is revolutionary
13D	Elgar too hip, perhaps, to drop round for this type of work
15D	Hapless Republican’s abandoned passed motion
17D	Hill’s tale uncovered
19D	Duration of biography’s going to pot
20D	Mark for each bolt
22D	Foreign alcoholic drinks poured over Henry’s cold drinks
23D	Cold? Here’s fishy toast
25D	Player’s behind this aspect of polo cheating?
26D	Police work that often gets support

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