The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 3rd March 2005 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 3rd March 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Goddess gets washed? That's laborious!HERACLEANAAcross 6: Small beast is lighterSCOWAAcross 10: Record claiming uranium is brownish-greyTAUPEAAcross 11: Weariness makes lads use it wronglyLASSITUDEAAcross 12: Public work is bestOVERTOPAAcross 13: Respectable citizen's husband tucking into fast foodBURGHERAAcross 14: Cane Russian worker and NCOSTAFF SERGEANTAAcross 17: Provisionally favouring giftFORTHEPRESENTAAcross 21: Faith keeps our women multi-directionalFOURWAYAAcross 22: Stop umpire having showerREFRAINAAcross 24: Title obtained when pro is beatenOWNERSHIPAAcross 25: Patron of the arts a soldier turned toERATOAAcross 26: Fast food conventionDIETAAcross 27: A pacemaker adapted more to menMETRONOMEDDown 1: You once appeared in stockings in the orangery?HOTHOUSEDDown 2: Cosmetic for girl initially entertained by libertineROUGEDDown 3: A pencil case in the chiffonier?CHEST OF DRAWERSDDown 4: Effrontery in different formELLIPSEDDown 5: Spy on immoral woman and feed supplierNOSEBAGDDown 7: The cute CO collapsed into bed on the trainCOUCHETTEDDown 8: Woman's sarcastic about boatWHERRYDDown 9: Island leader to figure in revolutionTIERRA DEL FUEGODDown 15: A guard contracts sickness in profusionAFFLUENCEDDown 16: Phaeton's exchanged for another coachSTANHOPEDDown 18: Attention-seeker's hoax in LancashireHEYSHAMDDown 19: Soldier sitting on favourite wallPARAPETDDown 20: Stand in StaffordshireAFFORDDDown 23: Starts to attack lancers and musketeers' outpost in battleALAMO