The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 16th March 2015 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 16th March 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Spoke to skilled prisoner firstCONVERSEDAAcross 6: Tiresome beat starts to test hotel resident's unruffled mannerTHRUMAAcross 9: Sally follows English outfitEQUIPAAcross 10: Took legal action about slur that's lastingSUSTAINEDAAcross 11: Obvious successor holds a broadcastOVERTHEAIRAAcross 12: Legendary creature one follows stillYETIAAcross 14: Priest endlessly seeking promotion is a foolFATHEADAAcross 15: Militant caught slashing tyreRADICALAAcross 17: Composer has staff fiddle with opening of operaRODRIGOAAcross 19: Old king alone a short while with knightSOLOMONAAcross 20: Girl keeps king safeSUREAAcross 22: Dunce's unfortunate to say it againILLITERATEAAcross 25: After a drink, German enthusiast gets a biscuitGINGER NUTAAcross 26: Nothing's charged for fruitOLIVEAAcross 27: Tory leader licking fishTROUTAAcross 28: Exhausted when deliveries get impoundedOVERSPENTDDown 1: Officer adopts Soviet ideologyCREDODDown 2: Una, awkwardly placed, is queasyNAUSEATEDDDown 3: Understanding it makes one sick, when circuiting courseEMPATHETICDDown 4: Lay aside the Guardian among wasteSUSPENDDDown 5: Vagrant clutches one set of papersDOSSIERDDown 6: Drop speedTEARDDown 7: Nationalist in revolt may cause a splashRINSEDDown 8: I'm all done cooking piece of meatMEDAILLONDDown 13: Cheating ruled out as arrangedADULTEROUSDDown 14: Gift horse dealt with providenceFORESIGHTDDown 16: Tower that's ostentatious on a riverCAMPANILEDDown 18: In Florida, king's to arrive wearing spectaclesORLANDODDown 19: Knock over sketch and get let offSKITTLEDDown 21: Musical piece, where start of recapitulation's on the tonicRONDODDown 23: Player's opening matchEVENTDDown 24: Excitement when trickster loses his headHEAT