The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 31st March 2015 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 31st March 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Road surface touched a river from behindMACADAMAAcross 5: False claim about electoral fraud starts to get nastyMALEFICAAcross 9: See 20SPOONAAcross 10: Horny stars in movies, or economists looking back?MONOCEROSAAcross 11: A mouse of a pussy?SCAREDYCATAAcross 12: Freezing temperature thus encapsulating capital, ultimately, in European cityOSLOAAcross 14: Greek character with enemies to take on in TuscanyCHIANTISHIREAAcross 18: Reformed Tory a pain around nick, describing testing on releasePROBATIONARYAAcross 21: Mistake not getting up for early bird?COCKAAcross 22: Fern — girl getting shockMAIDENHAIRAAcross 25: European's taken to US citizenBOSTONIANAAcross 26: A car endlessly following leader of monstrous criminal organisationMAFIAAAcross 27: Escape cheese in Cheshire townRUNCORNAAcross 28: Happy to describe copper as metalMERCURYDDown 1: Wrong application is filed by broodMISUSEDDown 2: In the pink, Beethoven's Fifth his ultimate symphony?CHORALDDown 3: Unconscious chap in parent, wallyDUNDERHEADDDown 4: Preserved body, something to keep well!MUMMYDDown 5: Hand on lid on brown cocktailMANHATTANDDown 6: Places I pass going northLOCIDDown 7: Jungle tribe having no time for this delicate matter?FORESKINDDown 8: Patron wants snooker player to pocket most ballsCUSTOMERDDown 13: One looking up name inspired by art, or some fakeASTRONOMERDDown 15: I'm in a state, a state of exuberanceANIMATIONDDown 16: Box containing one key, a long keySPACE BARDDown 17: Reptile, one going on foot?MOCCASINDDown 19: Almost certainly a cold month, August normally feels less unsettled initiallyMANFLUDDown 20: Gorilla biting bottom of Britney Spears going ape in cafeGREASYDDown 23: Material processed underground that's brought to the surfaceDENIMDDown 24: Symbol to write down on top of ordersLOGO