The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 29th March 2005 There are 17 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 29th March 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Positive evidence of porcine acupuncture?HOPINGAAcross 4: Model is bored - nothing to be taken off remainsDEBRISAAcross 9: Menace of the Krays brings worryFRETAAcross 10: Ticker having undergone heart transplant, composer inspired to become show-off?CLEVER DICKAAcross 10: Ticker having undergone heart transplant, composer inspired to become show-off?CLEVERDICKAAcross 11: Run through compo-sition encapsulating Rachmaninoff's FirstPIERCEAAcross 12: See 14THESCREWAAcross 13: Somehow, cities got to be self-obsessedEGOTISTICAAcross 15: Great penaltyFINEAAcross 16: What sounds like cane, isn't!BEETAAcross 17: A piece of drapery round top of house's fall from a great heightAVALANCHEAAcross 21: Breakdown in relations for tabloid, which is charged having pursued princessDISUNIONAAcross 22: 16 down's in bed, being wicked after short drinkALBERTAAcross 24: Emotionless descent of a drunkSTONEFACEDAAcross 25: Period of cricket where back-up non-starterOVERAAcross 26: Complete confidence? I don't think so!NOFEARAAcross 27: See 2GRIMESDDown 1: See 22HERRINGDDown 2: 16 down's tripe merges into a catastrophePETERDDown 3: Uncle Dud and Uncle Sam essential to cellNUCLEUSDDown 5: Bearing right angle, flat sideELEVENDDown 6: More change expected with this change to introduce?REDUCTIONDDown 7: Empty space on island to hideSECRETEDDown 8: 16 down's incomplete contract to sell almost put in precarious situationDEATHINVENICEDDown 14: 16 down's prison officer's shotTHETURNOFDDown 16: Composer has done what he does with different openingBRITTENDDown 18: Opening of account in bank, one tragically lost between banksLEANDERDDown 19: Composer beginning to slide into his gutless tackleHARNESSDDown 20: Part of Namibia, fragile former African stateBIAFRADDown 23: Half complete car plantBROOM