The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 17th March 2006 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 17th March 2006. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: God has little room to turn round where battle heroes feastVALHALLAAAcross 9: 7 knocked over latte, having wiped off toaster?EMCEEAAcross 10: Might this be broadcast around end of Jan?SNOWAAcross 11: 7 ain't going off across America?INTERSTATEAAcross 12: Possible 1 where rose first to droopBRIARDAAcross 14: Porridge was in Goldilocks's 26FORBEARSAAcross 15: Possible 1 for article in storySPANIELAAcross 17: Possible 1 for birdHARRIERAAcross 20: Plane tree coated with venomSPITFIREAAcross 22: Possible 1 in African country given change of directionANGORAAAcross 23: So one's past playing - now?POSTSEASONAAcross 24: Possible 1, dude, that's wrongMANXAAcross 25: Possible 1s last to drain into earth? On the contraryLIONSAAcross 26: Descent puts unsteady ascent on trackANCESTRYDDown 1: Air moving down initially in rise of what is filthy bit of weatherRAINDROPDDown 2: Possible 1 for foodCHOWDDown 3: Bound to have fooled around when toplessALLIEDDDown 4: Possible 1 at giver of life, one deadMASTIFFDDown 5: Beastly homes beginning to rot during time in short testTERRARIADDown 6: Flee! Stray in small boat providing little coverSCATTER RUGDDown 7: Possible 1 for the sun?SETTERDDown 13: Commentary never dividing a countryANNOTATIONDDown 16: Fitting records outside collection easy, ultimatelyEPILEPSYDDown 18: Queen managed to attempt knightly waysERRANTRYDDown 19: Possible 1 for every girlPERSIANDDown 21: Possible 1 died in sunny resortPOODLEDDown 22: Oilcan's well-oiled alloyALNICODDown 24: Veil passed over by the earsMIST