The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 17th March 2009 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 17th March 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Nationalist in touch with affection's tumultPATRIOTAAcross 5: Prosperity's magical being surrounded by finely crafted goodsWELFAREAAcross 9: Put out to perform on purposeDOUSEAAcross 10: Gut reaction is to put in "yes"ENTERITISAAcross 11: Enticement to retain all but the final say over written worksLITERATUREAAcross 12: Weight of chickpeasGRAMAAcross 14: Cut boxing articles on contest and its conclusion by sophisticateMAN-ABOUT-TOWNAAcross 18: Bourgeois cannot live on pieCONVENTIONALAAcross 21: Skilful delivery of "I'll be back"ABLEAAcross 22: T by T, say?SQUARE MEALAAcross 25: Where list is meddled with onceERSTWHILEAAcross 26: Suffer where dog food goesINCURAAcross 27: TT swallowing rum with drug gets shakyDODDERYAAcross 28: Without repeat, Cincinatti could be hugeTITANICDDown 1: Whine about theologian's mix up of clay and sandPUDDLEDDown 2: Reliable time to get out of conditionTRUSTYDDown 3: Maybe, pick a way to relieve formalitiesICEBREAKERDDown 4: Dummy's right in providing delightful surpriseTREATDDown 5: Changed law to rope in sportWATER POLODDown 6: Grease and Mulholland Drive, say?LARDDDown 7: Near riot brewing in frontANTERIORDDown 8: Direction in which English crew gets right of wayEASEMENTDDown 13: Artist gets mucked about by planning authoritySTRATEGISTDDown 15: Words of resignation from Dec to end of May in times gone by?ANTIQUITYDDown 16: Lamb cut by jagged rock sticking forwardSCRAG ENDDDown 17: Penned "End's nigh" as insertionENCLOSEDDDown 19: Leading light promoting prison life?BEACONDDown 20: Uncle Richard's ministerCLERICDDown 23: Turn aside from way that's rightAVERTDDown 24: Apart from the ending, bird's note is cutesyTWEE