The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 15th March 2016 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 15th March 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: The Royals' employee checking passagePROOFREADINGAAcross 8: With cars vandalised outside, a retired journo covered walksARCADESAAcross 9: Chief of Police's opening criminal actionPONTIACAAcross 11: Swimmers reportedly shy — packing their equipment with resistanceKOICARPAAcross 12: Brief virtue — I'm revising old liberal arts curriculumTRIVIUMAAcross 13: At hand puppet's last occasion to performNIGHTAAcross 14: Supply AA with rations in clinicsSANATORIAAAcross 16: Is pronged with spike, initially seeing urgencyHASTINESSAAcross 19: See 1 downORDERAAcross 21: Note alternative to flight — last stop before going?BLADDERAAcross 23: Lifts nose to inhale, then drinkPULLSUPAAcross 24: Ten work with eleven evacuated to fill hopperXENOPUSAAcross 25: Honour Parisian's good turns, with 50% lessENNOBLEAAcross 26: Minor place, like Stevenage?ONEHORSETOWNDDown 1: "Kiss me, quick!" — one's relative standing in itPECKINGDDown 2: Spooner's origami? They've seen it all!OLDFARTDDown 3: Spread alternative version of ship's fateFISHPASTEDDown 4: Migrant's former evacuation of Jersey?EXPATDDown 5: One with responsibility for bridge incident is testing spansDENTISTDDown 6: Senior citizen's centre spread creating bigger rowNOISIERDDown 7: Can TV start from this?JACK-IN-THE-BOXDDown 10: Crashed recording device on PC, pushing right downCAMEACROPPERDDown 15: Bit of armour: is familiar with rest, it's saidNOSEPIECEDDown 17: Solo breaks soon after vacation on riverSHANNONDDown 18: Full pint he'd spiltINDEPTHDDown 19: Bloom that's golden to win nothingORLANDODDown 20: Nudist beach opening after resort — refuse to go hereDUSTBINDDown 22: One getting up there's Irish hosts, when climbingRISER