The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 9th March 2011 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 9th March 2011. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Substitute for glass frames in king's vehicleMINICARAAcross 5: Force character less inclined to work to get fitting jobGLAZIERAAcross 9: Oxymoronic reasoning?FUZZYAAcross 10: See 12FISHTOFRYAAcross 11: Half ends goalless, unfortunately, for Beckham's soccer cityLOS ANGELESAAcross 12: Unfortunately, trebly hard after forty, so I've to be considering alternative prioritiesHAVEAAcross 14: Wellington, perhaps, gains free surrogate motherhoodWOMBLEASINGAAcross 18: Peer round vertical line, joining afterwards to form square, sayEQUILATERALAAcross 21: See 25DEADAAcross 22: Outstanding geography lesson?WORLD-CLASSAAcross 25: Oxymoronic zombies?THELIVINGAAcross 26: See 12OTHERAAcross 27: Traffic jam broadcast prompting item for newsreader?AUTOCUEAAcross 28: Waste disposal sites dry? On the contrary, this one's wet!CESSPITDDown 1: Cross about "fortissimo", quieten downMUFFLEDDown 2: Philosophy where Zion's not on in war?NAZISMDDown 3: Crow flying off course, unnecessarily causing alarmCRYINGWOLFDDown 4: Weapon that's sweet, taking head offRIFLEDDown 5: Evangelist shot wizard?GOSPELLERDDown 6: Book performancesACTSDDown 7: Far out wearing violet-blue, almost demeaningINFRA DIGDDown 8: Essex town with promiscuous girl? Yeah!RAYLEIGHDDown 13: Attention seeker, name brought up in opera, not entirely deceptiveFALLACIOUSDDown 15: More unlikely to welcome alien, it emerges at first, as arrival from outer spaceMETEORITEDDown 16: "Death in Venice" not nice, temperature doubling over a feudVENDETTADDown 17: Capital friend proving troublesome?BUDAPESTDDown 19: Check money taken remains in vesselCASHUPDDown 20: Priest's crude witESPRITDDown 23: See 9LOGICDDown 24: Record is found in WashingtonDISC