The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 25th March 2015 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 25th March 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Slip in cowslip, perhaps?BLOOMERAAcross 5: Auntie's second home in proposal for demolitionSALFORDAAcross 9: Feminist principles, did you say, in government rather extraneous, extremely rareGREERAAcross 10: Here evidence of man's inhumanity has friendly purpose? I'm not sureWARMUSEUMAAcross 11: Comply with girl, one in conditionTOE THE LINEAAcross 12: God making brief pointTHORAAcross 14: Unexpected setback, finding leech on horseSUCKER PUNCHAAcross 18: Downright incapableUNQUALIFIEDAAcross 21: Member of a jazz band going west, motorway's blocked for the holidayXMASAAcross 22: Removing moisture from clothes in last drops of cold water, looking to squeeze them?SPINDRYINGAAcross 25: "Thieves" cryptically, where first crime committed?THEGARDENAAcross 26: Having shaved head, servile type reveals part of the skullINIONAAcross 27: Old superhero to beat, I am a certain criminalCAPTAINAAcross 28: See 27AMERICADDown 1: John books a South American destinationBOGOTADDown 2: See 25OFEDENDDown 3: Certain disaster, the rule of King Edward?MURPHY'S LAWDDown 4: Part of a spur that's further down, left to right and vice versaROWELDDown 5: Plain, quiet housing good: it getting erectedSERENGETIDDown 6: Praise God in speechLAUDDDown 7: Threaten to put raven and hog in a stewOVERHANGDDown 8: Month in river showing initiativeDEMARCHEDDown 13: Arachnid covering cut skin layer in venomSPIDER MITEDDown 15: Contributed, as a golfer may have done?CHIPPEDINDDown 16: Impractical to team up with short, smart clothing?QUIXOTICDDown 17: Prepare to fight 25 as opposed to 16, say?SQUARE UPDDown 19: Ridin' with minimum of insurance, very little coverBIKINIDDown 20: A report of sex in diaryAGENDADDown 23: For starters, naturally I'm nimble — Japanese assassin?NINJADDown 24: Old footballer disheartened, getting a strip?GAZA