The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 16th March 2004 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 16th March 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: It's laid down in mid-teensSEDIMENTAAcross 9: Cropped up in some Paris engagementARISENAAcross 10: Cut downhillFELLAAcross 11: Quite honestly, it's over the committee's headABOVEBOARDAAcross 12: Bullet found in drawing office?TRACERAAcross 14: Example of a grid map exercisePARADIGMAAcross 15: Sweet wrapped in paper found in riverDRAGEEAAcross 17: Fear of the first mistakeTERRORAAcross 20: Replaced cobblers' hammersCLOBBERSAAcross 22: Attempting something difficultTRYINGAAcross 23: Put up with danger erupting in a disorderly situationBEARGARDENAAcross 24: Price novice pays for experienceFEELAAcross 25: Crazy fellow getting one on accountMANIACAAcross 26: Point company pressed, but got beatenSCOURGEDDDown 1: Put off by sight of French referee turning colourDEFERREDDDown 2: Philosopher in fight at factoryMILLDDown 3: Traveller with appearance to restoreREPAIRDDown 4: Many are at liberty and without anxietyCAREFREEDDown 5: Ill-behaved underworld attendant?DISORDERLYDDown 6: Radical journal with capacity to inciteREDRAGDDown 8: Nothing in sport upset the soldiersTROOPSDDown 13: Room can be found for wineCHAMBERTINDDown 16: Eel, for example, can manoeuvre with graceELEGANCEDDown 18: Gave up right to stop deer strayingRENDEREDDDown 19: Confidential comment smade when team enteredASIDESDDown 21: It may be made up in a general directionLEEWAYDDown 22: Academic figure leading to link with Achilles?TENDONDDown 24: Just heard of nosh?FARE