The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 26th March 2009 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 26th March 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: A fool among the masses reaching a Canadian provinceMANITOBAAAcross 9: Get your rotten tomatoes now …WHILEAAcross 10: See 24GAMEAAcross 11: Medico must start removing last of privates in operation — on the other hand, no need to worry!TRUSTMEIMAAAcross 12: Look for birdGANDERAAcross 14: A further exaggerated, backward, chubby, naked boyAMORETTOAAcross 15: See 7THEFROGAAcross 17: See 22 downPENDINGAAcross 20: Birdie is sick as a parrot?UNDERPARAAcross 22: 24 across-ly 24 acrossPRETTYAAcross 23: See 9STOCKSLASTAAcross 24: Shooting ducks, perhaps a reasonable target?FAIRAAcross 25: Exercise right to entertain?TRAINAAcross 26: Where no men measure up, bearing twins internallyHENNIGHTDDown 1: A party in the money, evergreenCALABASHDDown 2: See 24SIDEDDown 3: See 11DOCTORDDown 4: Gifted individual scoring markNATURALDDown 5: Price, of course, offers little time to animated character in distressTWOTOONEDDown 6: Part of a tree's flower starts to evolve, developing within mountainPINENEEDLEDDown 7: Greek for "hand" originally contrived to encapsulate glove puppetKERMITDDown 13: Wrong story written up about firm garmentDUFFEL COATDDown 16: Rival work, work of modelOPPOSINGDDown 18: Left out of orderNOTRIGHTDDown 19: About to go in wash, underwater one can't do itBREATHEDDown 21: Mark classical art only?NOTATEDDown 22: Rubbish seen round temporary dwelling — the conclusion? Don't copy itPATENTDDown 24: Parting of lips identifies the 16 viewFLIP