The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 12th March 2013 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 12th March 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Get increase extremely tidily, which is crackersBATTYAAcross 10: Taking up last book slightly adapted without openingELEVATIONAAcross 11: Chants may be composed by sailor …YACHTSMANAAcross 12: … it's sweet to hear one give voiceICINGAAcross 13: Union as holding one in celebrityLIAISONAAcross 15: Interpret former massEXPOUNDAAcross 17: Instrument involving some abuse?VIOLAAAcross 18: The French step over drainSAPAAcross 20: Waste from a plate?OFFALAAcross 22: Give new spirit to priest in sheer confusionREFRESHAAcross 25: Organise swimmer to reverse aquatic movementLEE TIDEAAcross 26: Sometimes boys win, girls lose — or it can go the other waySWINGAAcross 27: Worry a hit might spoil Dreamliner's quality?AIRWORTHYAAcross 30: Away traversing the globe, able to take it all inABSORBENTAAcross 31: Toast drunk once in judge's garbSTOATDDown 1: Comply with order unknownOBEYDDown 2: Notes detached and cast out by censorSTACCATODDown 3: Bladder and hearts lost in city streetCYSTDDown 4: Last resort on reaching which former airline improvesBEAM-ENDSDDown 5: A scene suited for necromancy?SEANCEDDown 6: Classic writing makes it personalLATINPROSEDDown 7: Setting maybe at Watford Gap?MILIEUDDown 8: Cosy with raised armsSNUGDDown 13: Endless uprising of one head over heels?LOVERDDown 14: Those who delight in filth, namely TV charactersSCAVENGERSDDown 16: It's sweet to find many in benefitDOLCEDDown 19: Shame about oral outburst going to extremesPOLARITYDDown 21: Disagreement about a dash of reality in romanceFRICTIONDDown 23: Run across single copy lacking substanceFLIMSYDDown 24: Audience are captured by this ladyHEARERDDown 26: Swindle over burgers?SCAMDDown 28: Seaside not the first to get drierOASTDDown 29: Creature that's doubtful, nevertheless one can be seenYETI