The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 15th March 2013 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 15th March 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Religious books disturbing papacy or capturing hearts?APOCRYPHAAAcross 10: Like second scene of rebel fightingALAMOAAcross 11: Expand home — farm's leader departedINFLATEAAcross 12: Take back farm, ultimately, after public land for play: left to help, brieflyRECLAIMAAcross 13: Lack of expression of joy for animal rescuer?NOAHAAcross 14: Like a fanatical admirer's writing, ie Snowball after revolutionBOSWELLIANAAcross 16: With great energy — same as cow with BSE?LIKE MADAAcross 17: Meeting against diplomacyCONTACTAAcross 19: Horse not appearing, note, in just the main course?NONSTARTERAAcross 22: Beastly snapper caught fabulous birdCROCAAcross 24: Pig accommodating uproar by end of Animal FarmHOLDINGAAcross 25: Strain after redistribution by a Russian leaderTSARINAAAcross 26: More than one fell close to Boxer during lowsMOORSAAcross 27: Squealer moving good one that might catch opponent outSQUARELEGDDown 1: Land strains animal? Then not as freeNATIONALANTHEMSDDown 2: Print of Animal Farm novel (fix binding)HOOF-MARKDDown 3: Labelling, at the bottom, horse for beefGROANDDown 4: Falls over without leading male figureSPHEROIDDDown 5: Pig with no balls in watering hole argumentBARROWDDown 6: Mercury crosses a temperature (cold/hot) line in early 22?HATCHLINGDDown 7: Find beasts on this Animal Farm so oddly movingSAFARIDDown 8: Rates successor of Marx, say, losing way — extremists in Trotsky attackCOMMUNITYCHARGEDDown 15: Most dirty, kinky sex sandwiches topless modelSMUTTIESTDDown 17: Horse box admirerCHESTNUTDDown 18: "Land to land" — all competitors supporting songAIRFIELDDDown 20: Hold Napoleon's foeNELSONDDown 21: Regret covering George Orwell story, initially with many linesRUGOSEDDown 23: Baby Pinkeye's second to enter farm buildingBAIRN