The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 5th March 2014 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 5th March 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Help to retain wide deviationSWERVEAAcross 4: Career creates small impressionSPRINTAAcross 9: Pretty loud voiceFAIRAAcross 10: Gail enters medley raceSAINTLEGERAAcross 11: Give evidence as Tory leader in an investigationATTESTAAcross 12: Out playing during experimental lessonTUTORIALAAcross 13: Fruit sadly aren't niceNECTARINEAAcross 15: Fish experiences having head cut offEELSAAcross 16: The fashion in Romeo's timeRAGEAAcross 17: Penny's allowed in separately for dessertAPPLE TARTAAcross 21: Scrap copper itemPARTICLEAAcross 22: How tuna is cooked in Texas?AUSTINAAcross 24: Passed away consuming liquor when lowDISPIRITEDAAcross 25: Primate holds beginning of service in churchAPSEAAcross 26: Material noticed clothing a modelSATEENAAcross 27: Play for time with weaponTRIFLEDDown 1: Make one's home outside a US citySEATTLEDDown 2: Mysterious English lakeEERIEDDown 3: Tourist sees peak when touring ItalyVISITORDDown 5: Dainty Italian beset by boyPETITEDDown 6: I approach home resolutelyIN EARNESTDDown 7: Article on trees is a classicTHEOAKSDDown 8: In an ideal situation for a meeting? Quite!SITTINGPRETTYDDown 14: Kitty put on clothing in an awkward situationTIGHTSPOTDDown 16: Cultivated a desire for cashREADIESDDown 18: Spare the German channel swimmerLEANDERDDown 19: Soldier finds controversy in new editionREISSUEDDown 20: Many in shock but hard to findSCARCEDDown 23: Mark on fine clothingSCARF