The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 31st March 2010 There are 13 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 31st March 2010. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Energy shown by report of Tellytubby writer in battle sceneEL ALAMEINAAcross 10: Undertaking to take possession by forceENTERAAcross 11: Choppers cutTEETHEDAAcross 12: The first of Enigmatist's loathsome solvers give him this?EVIL EYEAAcross 13: Supply items not on the starter menu?MAINSAAcross 14: See 17GOWHERENOAAcross 16: Spaced-out agent of operations?SPLIT INFINITIVEAAcross 19: Arm wrapped in wire could be scaledCLIMBABLEAAcross 21: See 10PRISEAAcross 22: Magic formula for tax shift?SPELLOFAAcross 23: Derek's loud local description of Trig's from the Oracle?DELPHICAAcross 24: VIP's heavingSWELLAAcross 25: Nuts enter into custodyRETENTIONDDown 1: Write notes for limited costume design augmented by special tiesSET TO MUSICDDown 2: Buff will pick up Spooner's cost to employerWAGEBILLDDown 3: See 17MANHASDDown 4: Paid for pastureFEEDDDown 5: Insure sign?UNDERWRITEDDown 6: Porter, maybe, one carrying wife's diseaseBERIBERIDDown 7: So spell the end of lead-free gasETHENEDDown 8: Dairy product, in a nutshell, from which to swat flyBRIEDDown 14: See 17GONEBEFOREDDown 15: A little pretence and no mistakeONE PERCENTDDown 17: Mission of "Virgin Soldiers" or 10 21, with famous 16?TOBOLDLYDDown 18: Green measure of what sounds like a see-saw?IRISHJIGDDown 20: I'll achieve excitement — should such an eventuality ariseIFEVERDDown 21: Fence whiter today than yesterdayPALINGDDown 22: Group that dares to win hospital frameSASHDDown 23: See 22 acrossDUTY