The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 27th March 2007 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 27th March 2007. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Close agreementCOMPACTAAcross 5: Tasteless place for the poorly?SICK BEDAAcross 5: Tasteless place for the poorly?SICKBEDAAcross 9: In no way extreme position for a dead cat?MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROADAAcross 10: Applause for story holding copyright backECLATAAcross 11: Shoot prisoner turning angry with a loud bangGUNPOWDERAAcross 12: Localism leads to almost frigid reasoningDIALECTICAAcross 14: Panama doesn't start to show respectUNHATAAcross 15: Taking another course?SWEETAAcross 16: Unrestrained wags are very versatileWILDCARDSAAcross 18: End up with pole bent? That's not settledUNPEOPLEDAAcross 21: Nick is not a childNOTCHAAcross 22: Smart quality of gift fit to go on headPRESENTABLENESSAAcross 23: Predate new regulationsRED TAPEAAcross 24: Governing bodies showing sense at workSENATESDDown 1: Praise half the cops on motorway? Correct!COMMENDDDown 2: With inside condition, feast leads to flabMIDDLEAGESPREADDDown 3: Plot to include a rising tax to get workers on timeALLOTMENTDDown 4: Judith, on going, displays skimpy underwearTHONGDDown 5: It's a canal, crooked and blackSATANICALDDown 6: Firm in the red? Just the opposite, I believeCREDODDown 7: Shirt I damaged in medical check that is most brutalBLOODTHIRSTIESTDDown 8: A French man of letters did, having rushed upDIDEROTDDown 13: Face cleaner you and I hire in a type of bagTOWELETTEDDown 14: Fun doesn't start before affair shows apathyUNCONCERNDDown 15: Sink second drink of the cheering brewSCUPPERDDown 17: Differences found in, that is to say, his manuscriptSCHISMSDDown 19: Entertainment: "The Ring" for every one?OPERADDown 20: Good man goes to bed, overturning obligationsDEBTS