The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 14th March 2013 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 14th March 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: See 27CAPOTEAAcross 4: See 23IMADAMAAcross 9: See 24MOVEAAcross 10: Appear to drown two articles, one a water-dwellerSEA ANEMONEAAcross 11: Rock guitarist's assistant always into R&BREVERBAAcross 12: Zero rate surprisingly fasterNONEATERAAcross 13: Among the pride of lions, problem turning to catch gazelle's tail for some elementMANGANESEAAcross 15: Kilimanjaro, from which to see capital cityLIMAAAcross 16: Fifty pairs of animals here, for a birdLARKAAcross 17: Very quick kiss on holidayBREAKNECKAAcross 21: Eat more than you during danceHOOVERUPAAcross 22: Military leader has the first twelve hours of the week to bring richesMAMMONAAcross 24: Upset over comrade with ego, 14 on the death of 27 1?GOODCAREERAAcross 25: Responsibility has eluded you just lately, by all conclusionsDUTYAAcross 26: Book that made me laugh reaching middle of epitaphLOLITAAAcross 27: Writer attributing habit to presidentTRUMANDDown 1: One successfully putting into Manx cat diseaseCHOLERADDown 2: Bit that's evading the Middle East, it's reportedPIECEDDown 3: Treaty barring nuclear trials puts best explosive in the shadeTEST BANDDown 5: Women of two generations laterMANANADDown 6: Stop people creating hellDAMNATIONDDown 7: Leader of Africa also gatecrashing Hindu festivalMANDELADDown 8: Doctor prints it in publication that's causticPAINTSTRIPPERDDown 14: Great wit, one coming down coming up in the endGORE VIDALDDown 16: Bad wiping face having accessed bum — with this tissue?LOOROLLDDown 18: Married, desperately seeking loverADMIRERDDown 19: Party admitting defeat producing little bit of foodCROUTONDDown 20: Some turkey, last of supper gobbled by pigBREASTDDown 23: Introduction to "Eve" as a palindrome?MADAM