The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 4th March 2010 There are 13 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 4th March 2010. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Kind of poet Tennyson heartlessly rubbished, always in verseSONNETEERAAcross 10: Flower girl tethers unruly dogIRISHAAcross 11: Provider of wake-up call, ring included in scheduleROOSTERAAcross 12: Someone behaving amorously in club with queenSPOONERAAcross 13: PC, perhaps, put out person arrivingCOMERAAcross 14: Free from indocrination that's marred GOP reformDEPROGRAMAAcross 16: Autobiographical piece, such as 10 3 for 22 across, or 22 down 23 across for 12SELF-DESCRIPTIONAAcross 19: Authoritative statements by politician totally in controlDICTATORYAAcross 21: High ground seized by NCO in assaultSTORMAAcross 22: Bishop managed to conceal object for saintBRENDANAAcross 23: See 22 downWATCHERAAcross 24: Means of controlling stock in great abundanceREATAAAcross 25: Victor, William, NormanCONQUERORDDown 1: One's breaking keys in old instrument thrown outOSTRACISEDDDown 2: During class a learner is not stiffINFORMALDDown 3: See 10SETTERDDown 4: Forecaster's dry pronouncementSEERDDown 5: Put out person bridging political divideCROSSPARTYDDown 6: Japanese course in which I'm over average at universityMISOSOUPDDown 7: Decisive goal with almost perfect shotWINNERDDown 8: Portion of pilchards or other fishCHARDDown 14: Divorce adjusted in second courtDISCONNECTDDown 15: Where many Parisian painters are highly visibleMONTMARTREDDown 17: It's expensive, darling! Hence concerned expressionDEARDEARDDown 18: Ideology about alternative line seen in forecastISOTHERMDDown 20: Kind of salad having 13, 4, 25 as 16?CAESARDDown 21: Don't join in drink around oneSIT OUTDDown 22: Person with a hobby who's happy to see one?BIRDDDown 23: Bush with twigWAND