The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 5th March 2015 There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 5th March 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Possibly time to finish messing about with our crossword, finally — staff should be locked up!FOURTH DIMENSIONAAcross 9: Being amorous in the centre of Birmingham with Elvis?NECKINGAAcross 10: Modern sound then obvious, basic to the core?NUCLEARAAcross 11: Field bound to be cutLEAAAcross 12: The man I saw's recollected? No!WHATSISNAMEAAcross 13: Inspector cunningly concealing university second degree in musicSUPERTONICAAcross 15: Inventor of the phone call?BELLAAcross 18: See 20STEPAAcross 20: Anything misbehaving types put on as a consequence? That's it!THENAUGHTYAAcross 23: Spanner beginning to rotate, accessing both nuts in kitchen applianceFORTHBRIDGEAAcross 25: Intelligence lacking in underwearBRAAAcross 26: Delivery service longing for improvementUPSURGEAAcross 27: A racket involving queen, say, backfiring — so stomach calmer?ANTACIDAAcross 28: Old money is securing items of furniture — is one for an Italian friar?FRANCIS OF ASSISIDDown 1: Perhaps two left in a line among manual weaponsFINALISTSDDown 2: Release relative, not entirely a killerUNCLASPDDown 3: Mine triggered by this error messageTRIP WIREDDown 3: Mine triggered by this error messageTRIPWIREDDown 4: Philosophy of the puppy feeder?DOGMADDown 5: "Missing" unit — it's taken away, dashed?MINUS SIGNDDown 6: Sweet things in book collection most delightfulNICESTDDown 7: Repeat, that is, about three times?ITERATEDDown 8: Conductor showing fortitudeNERVEDDown 14: Diversity there on abandoned shipOTHERNESSDDown 16: Giant in dispute with neighbour idly playing with alienLEYLANDIIDDown 17: Glass tubes broken up for starters, one of us getting knocked overBURETTESDDown 19: Is a route across the Channel going north of a huge land mass?EURASIADDown 21: Japanese cooker hot with vital energy, one degree higherHIBACHIDDown 22: Smart clothes are endlessly turning up for French politicianCHIRACDDown 23: Slip downFLUFFDDown 24: King getting wings clipped over female, very petiteDWARF