The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 2nd March 2006

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 2nd March 2006. View the answers below..

Also try..
All The Guardian Cryptic Answers All Publications

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Italian food backing provided cover for American state
AAcross 5:	Constant diamonds and Ecstasy made one cross?
AAcross 9:	One who doubts an officer in total control is hoarding money pointlessly
AAcross 10:	Coarse-mouthed quality, the essence of a beastly transport team?
AAcross 11:	No private correspondence to begin: "Old Impeder"
AAcross 12:	See 7
AAcross 14:	Drive home vehicle in reverse getting in with, um, Sydney's top crew down under
AAcross 18:	Various iPod developments could lead to expansion of 25
AAcross 21:	Foreign money swamps East Midlands town
AAcross 22:	Thinking about the nature of narcissistic love?
AAcross 25:	Sash window's opening a bit and warping when sun gets in
AAcross 26:	Peripheral vision at last following key depth function
AAcross 27:	Got angry, as viewers do at article on death
AAcross 28:	Loo lacks one at old actor studios	ELSTREE
DDown 1:	An agent works endlessly
DDown 2:	Opening of Sesame Street housing not fixed by 19
DDown 3:	Miss sporting result, being dull
DDown 4:	See 17	ITHOT
DDown 5:	Off-road speed bandit
DDown 6:	Very English, wearing bloody tubing
DDown 7:	British river, though lacking resistance, takes long time to crawl from 19	THESEVEN
DDown 8:	Upset as hell over lock
DDown 13:	Crucial, the streetwise might say, start to one's education?
DDown 15:	See 2
DDown 16:	Say Wilde's beat poet?	DAYLEWIS
DDown 17:	Gibson, yours truly and Penelope immersed in smut - 19's work	SOMELIKE
DDown 19:	Oscar ceremony's third Oscar recipient
DDown 20:	Mr Bean attending church contact group session
DDown 23:	The novelist's house in the wilds?
DDown 24:	See 7