The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 8th March 2005 There are 13 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 8th March 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: How one may be in response to a sudden disasterASTOUNDEDAAcross 10: They're said to cover perksVAILSAAcross 11: In foreign land without a dishTERRINEAAcross 12: British and foreign currency first to last for an old reformerLOLLARDAAcross 13: Hunt suitable for vegetarians?QUORNAAcross 14: The point in religious belief is the exercise of absolute powerDESPOTISMAAcross 16: Early moon or star motion study expertASTRONOMERROYALAAcross 19: Former prison upset 10 - splendid!EXCELLENTAAcross 21: They say it's sufficient to put outSNUFFAAcross 22: Goddess has milk shakeLAKSHMIAAcross 23: Rustic poem of king short by one centGEORGICAAcross 24: No soldier given order for poisonVENOMAAcross 25: Starter in opposition to old 22 downANTIPASTODDown 1: Dicky heart tremor may have devastating resultEARTHQUAKEDDown 2: Violent commotion not unusual in parliamentSTORMONTDDown 3: Nothing is raised in play to describe nuclear processFUSIONDDown 4: Some are paid less for not workingIDLEDDown 5: Youngster gets a rise without benefitADOLESCENTDDown 6: Bad actor?EVILDOERDDown 7: Prima donna gets a quid for appearing in lightsDIVALIDDown 8: It's fashionable but classical, not newUSEDDDown 14: Pair claimed wrongly to be like Bob of oldDUODECIMALDDown 15: 6 seen as an element of masculinityMALEFACTORDDown 17: Musical stateOKLAHOMADDown 18: Most junior readers, subsequently gents perhapsYOUNGESTDDown 20: Making snow from bituminous fuel?COKINGDDown 21: Store on board sought by journalistsSCOOPSDDown 22: Virtue reflected in early stage of evolutionLOVEDDown 23: Where one may be held up at gunpointGATE