The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 9th March 2005 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 9th March 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Retribution for setter appearing in two cases separately in the CapeNEMESISAAcross 5: Round church, destiny of catOCELOTAAcross 9: Rustic habit from t' mouth of Tyne occurs in work of 12CUSTOMOFAAcross 10: Work of 12, the epitomist?SUMMERAAcross 12: T.H. White and/or novel writerEDITH WHARTONAAcross 15: See 9THECOUNTRYAAcross 17: A little bit of geography needs to get a dogTADAAcross 19: Paul's name takes lines on a pagePRYAAcross 20: Work of 12, errors excepted, in which "different _" should be "different _"ETHANFROMEAAcross 22: Work of 12, unmanned poet, returning spruce adversary to hospitalHOUSEOFMIRTHAAcross 26: Figures little brother with him, possiblyRHOMBIAAcross 27: Put foot down hard with energy and mad rushSTAMPEDEAAcross 28: Metal leg broken gives feeling of excitementTINGLEAAcross 29: Having settled fluster?RESTFULDDown 1: Cut in the constabulary?NICKDDown 2: Nuts on boardMASTDDown 3: Precipitation in flowerSNOWDROPDDown 4: Football freak, maybeSPORTDDown 6: Carnivore in the middle of thought in its headCOUGARDDown 7: Left impression of circumscriptionLIMITATIONDDown 8: Laments from time to time when one turns up and pegs outTHRENODIESDDown 11: It's heaven to come out of this war gameSWARGADDown 13: Apply preservative to point champion in the waySTOPTHEROTDDown 14: Farewell from diocese to reader etcSEEYOUSOONDDown 16: Tell - unless you startNOTIFYDDown 18: Frequently love is pursued by newspapersOFTTIMESDDown 21: Culpeper taking lady to dance in FranceHERBALDDown 23: Season for topping put into the soilINTERDDown 24: The work of 12 is tiedREEFDDown 25: Fit word to start an answerWELL