The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 16th March 2001 There are 17 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 16th March 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Relaxed eating soldier's medicinal plantCOMFREYAAcross 5: Supplement for Dutch chemical company during depressionCODICILAAcross 9: A posh actor crashed vehicleAUTOCARAAcross 10: A student leaves one country for anotherAUSTRIAAAcross 11: Refractory when turning to criticismFIREPROOFAAcross 12: Sweet prince meets VirginiaHALVAAAcross 13: Sticky stuff initially stuck in holdRESINAAcross 15: Vegetable popular in tavernAUBERGINEAAcross 17: Sea creature hit police sergeant? He will!LAMP SHELLAAcross 17: Sea creature hit police sergeant? He will!LAMPSHELLAAcross 19: Decoration held by journalist in BuryEMBEDAAcross 22: Son boasted of wages commonlySCREWAAcross 23: Water is a barrier to pigADAMSWINEAAcross 25: Great composer accepts student librettistGILBERTAAcross 26: Vengeful daughter to choose gunmanELECTRAAAcross 27: Greek character gets over speech defect in timeEPSILONAAcross 28: Fibres coiled right around the fireplaceRINGLETDDown 1: Beetle keeps maiden on edgeCHAMFERDDown 2: Medium Ishtar bewitched killed a bullMITHRASDDown 3: Racehorse going uphill is run overRECAPDDown 4: Drinker's challenge is ordeal Fay bungledYARDOFALEDDown 5: After tea, a couple of fellows banterCHAFFDDown 6: Doctor hid Grace's executionDISCHARGEDDown 7: Composer's heart's bad when climbingCORELLIDDown 8: General hides a cigarette in the greeneryLEAFAGEDDown 14: Owen''s heel is mangled in the front of the planeNOSSWHEELDDown 16: Crooner makes delivery on a beastBALLADEERDDown 17: Food in sink in the alleyLASAGNEDDown 18: Game fellows tour the Republic of BotswanaMARBLESDDown 20: British weapon page left in cityBRISTOLDDown 21: Long for shed of a particular manufactureDIE-CASTDDown 23: Continue to play in LondonACT ONDDown 23: Continue to play in LondonACTONDDown 24: Small bird's tailSTERN