The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 31st March 2009 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 31st March 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Feature of Texas suggesting offer of carrot agreeable?NODDINGAAcross 5: Bovine given double sex change becomes Bombay duckBUMMALOAAcross 9: For example, perfect figures deteriorate finallyTENSEAAcross 10: Introduce fresh dropREDUCTIONAAcross 11: Iris requires fine adjustment of slide ruleFLEUR-DE-LISAAcross 12: Bush spoke of a nuclear weapon, perhaps, which is soothingBALMAAcross 14: Ordinal in West to show bottom face up?MANINTHEMOONAAcross 18: Supple ladies and gentlemen accompany first of triathletes into ebbing riverLOOSE-JOINTEDAAcross 21: Network where mournful tune endlessly given backingGRIDAAcross 22: Small-timer replaced small flowerMILLSTREAMAAcross 25: Even having pierced the back of the head, there's swellingINFLATIONAAcross 26: Old painting reflected moreEXTRAAAcross 27: Fish off course passing close to beachHERRINGAAcross 28: Bovine masks like royal veilYASHMAKDDown 1: Tell to insert into that which risesNOTIFYDDown 2: See 1 acrossDONKEYDDown 3: Ship opening lineICEBREAKERDDown 4: Plant has top of spine covered in bloodGORSEDDown 5: Awful lot of money on gameBADMINTONDDown 6: Staff given spiceMACEDDown 7: Film-maker showing a corrupt dictator upANIMATORDDown 8: Mention new treatment initially as 12OINTMENTDDown 13: Uncompromising engineers describing a 325-day year?RELENTLESSDDown 15: Old promise is claimed by Heather to be adoringIDOLISINGDDown 16: Are homeless snails so slow?SLUGGISHDDown 17: The cause of a martyr is wonderful!TODIEFORDDown 19: End of a canal destroyed ’em, they sayRECTUMDDown 20: Board promoting setter, as setter might say?EMBARKDDown 23: Thin line, American, heading to the bottomLANKYDDown 24: Among Indians, a rich, traditional garmentSARI