The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 4th March 2014 There are 16 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 4th March 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: The centre of Earth is moltenHEARTAAcross 10: No longer in love with Vincent? You ask for too muchOVERPRICEAAcross 11: Weak, slack pants are very easy to obtainCAKEWALKSAAcross 12: If he orders, follow Conservative leaderCHIEFAAcross 13: Country's victory in team sportsVIET NAMAAcross 13: Country's victory in team sportsVIETNAMAAcross 15: Captain Benjamin shall start to abstain, turning mostly teetotalWILLARDAAcross 17: Beast an Aussie can wash his face in, reportedlyBISONAAcross 18: It can happen at Christmas, misplacing small presentNOWAAcross 20: In a junk, in a river, moving softlyPIANOAAcross 22: Sun tans leather, not a hideSHELTERAAcross 25: Once more prepares note on poor dietsREEDITSAAcross 26: Totally fairCLEANAAcross 27: It's for absurd wavesSURFBOARDAAcross 30: With Tippex pens, I veto sections that are 10dEXPENSIVEAAcross 31: 26's broken armLANCEDDown 1: Smart bird yields knowledgeCHICDDown 2: ’90s glam rock band? Not The ShadowsDARKNESSDDown 3: Women chase One Direction to lodgeSTOWDDown 4: Peer's issue lacks PR article in the newsNOBLEMANDDown 5: Perhaps Newcastle was going up and down and upSEESAWDDown 6: The end, easy? Coppola's upset to lose OscarAPOCALYPSEDDown 7: In clay, salt is regularly crushed as a mineralSILICADDown 8: Muscle complaintBEEFDDown 13: Struggles to accept soft feelingVIBESDDown 14: 50% off 1 ice cream?NINETY-NINEDDown 16: Openings to dressers, offices or rooms, sayDOORSDDown 19: Slogans of corrupt social worker: "Look out!"WARCRIESDDown 21: Area 51 for (allegedly) North America's flyers in a particular zoneAVIFAUNADDown 23: English temp works after 10 for freeEXEMPTDDown 24: Unrefined citrus popRUSTICDDown 26: Leading captain and upstanding fellow, eh? Must be CookCHEFDDown 28: Cricketer is on 50 againBELLDDown 29: Animal sounds 30DEER