The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 10th March 2006 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 10th March 2006. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Playwright of former days breaking instrument put into the groundHAROLDAAcross 5: See 1PINTERAAcross 8: Rumpus formerly tends to be by little brotherBOBBERYAAcross 9: Country folk aiming for goldARCHERSAAcross 11: Here's to our playwrights, changing to Athenian laterNATIONALTHEATREAAcross 12: See 22'HOODAAcross 12: See 22HOODAAcross 13: Playwright has to change without a new planALANPLATERAAcross 17: Old fashioned abuse of short course first in the hazeMISENTREATAAcross 18: A little fallDROPAAcross 20: The very thing for depression, a reader at the barrierTICKET COLLECTORAAcross 23: Language was translated by Healey for reading aloudSWAHILIAAcross 24: In outstanding manner but without skillNOTABLYAAcross 25: Playwright takes common 1 across round North-Western river and Eastern riverARNOLDAAcross 26: See 25WESKERDDown 2: Bird has a weight at seaALBATROSSDDown 3: I enter part of California StateOREGONDDown 4: Unsaturated fats for man of stoneDRYWALLERDDown 5: Growing buildingsPLANTDDown 6: Student in new kind of surgery reportedly found body essential for growthNUCLEOLEDDown 7: Point to hole in Rumsfeld's stuff?EVENTDDown 8: Dishonest dolichocephalic Africans are utilitariansBENTHAMITESDDown 10: German spy dancing around like an aesthete at a drinks doSHERRYPARTYDDown 14: NE as available at charity shopNEARLYNEWDDown 15: Re-director of entertainment on boardTURNTABLEDDown 16: Painter of candied herb with a sex changeANGELICODDown 19: School fees include being on the wagonFETTESDDown 21: Meeting runner and companion a breeze?CHAIRDDown 22: Robin recently hatchedCHILD