The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 17th March 2010 There are 15 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 17th March 2010. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Raise the level, or part of it, in a duckSCALE UPAAcross 1: Raise the level, or part of it, in a duckSCALEUPAAcross 5: Hatched from egg, a worldwide trinket?GEWGAWAAcross 9: Theft of duck in grassSTEALINGAAcross 10: Odd bod with dam at partyWEIRDOAAcross 12: Packing up holiday home with many in 27BREAKINGCAMPAAcross 15: North country fare for some churchmen at massECCLES CAKEAAcross 17: It has some advantages over prisonTAGAAcross 19: Duck reported on mountIDAAAcross 20: Mount with woman's heart in planet, finding fruitPLUM TOMATOAAcross 22: Football manager's attendant in India eating a duckSAMALLARDYCEAAcross 26: Deadly handicap for princeLETHALAAcross 27: Not feeling topless, to go back to France for coverUMBRELLAAAcross 28: Wave that curls and flattensROLLERAAcross 29: Love in a duck? Put your foot on itSCOOTERDDown 1: American cheek to name hairstyle after duckSASSDDown 2: Drink unknown to little 23?ALEXDDown 3: Changed to red, angle becomes biggerENLARGEDDDown 4: Duck, one left off explorer's shipPINTADDown 6: Come out into considerable amount of crisisEMERGEDDown 7: Enormous duck you get turned away by Malay sahibGARGANTUANDDown 8: Cooer! Duck collected nothing on podcastWOOD PIGEONDDown 8: Cooer! Duck collected nothing on podcastWOODPIGEONDDown 11: See 25DINKUMDDown 13: Wellesley's war bears fruit, including new affront being cut shortPENINSULARDDown 14: Fight with guns for old ironSCRAP METALDDown 16: Singer when on visitCALLASDDown 18: Piece with sure winner — love!CONCERTODDown 21: Request for pupil to be put in puddingPLEASEDDown 23: Novelists form parliamentsDUMASDDown 24: Intriguing piece of groundPLOTDDown 25: Jolly good Australian misjudged if I am drunkFAIR