The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 12th March 2008 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 12th March 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Fire in topless Broadway venueHEATERAAcross 4: Cast includes elephantine female with black faceSCOWLINGAAcross 9: Like Gentile's earlier paintingsGOYASAAcross 10: Men like Giovanni Jacopo put a car in Mama's nameCASANOVASAAcross 11: "Diploma in June", recited by new English poetJOHN DONNEAAcross 12: Bird circling one point in lake it chooses at randomERNIEAAcross 13: Male choir on Tom's round as B/W photographer?MONOCHROMISTAAcross 17: Old Bill's mum's OKYOUDONOTHAVEAAcross 20: Vehicle transporting 9? 9 by 11!ARTICAAcross 21: Dreadful stench on return of Manx stud horsesCHESTNUTSAAcross 23: Display unit has article dropped by wrong Elvis? Dead right!REDDEVILSAAcross 24: Burn remix of Al Stewart's first CDSCALDAAcross 25: A way to file 11, apparentlyONE BY ONEAAcross 26: Heartless way writer detailed winged monsterWYVERNDDown 1: Event that's a flop with offspring?HIGH JUMPDDown 2: See 17ANYTHINGDDown 3: Gently moved what 9 once sat on with ten times bigger bottomEASEDDDown 5: Barrow boys sort me out with fish roundCOSTERMONGERSDDown 6: Is amazed by which towers and ruins?WONDERSATDDown 7: Graves possibly enveloped by endless lament in Washington or BerlinIRVINGDDown 8: Good escort, as well?GUSHERDDown 10: Labour's show of readiness has girl in denialCONTRADICTIONDDown 14: Irritable note written at end of dayCROTCHETYDDown 15: Thoroughly wet turtle, half engrossed in swimming at seaSATURATEDDown 16: Skilled at 11's production racketVERSEDINDDown 18: Barnet hospital radio broadcastHAIRDODDown 19: Seconds? Willy's right off heavy foodSTODGEDDown 22: See 17TOSAY