The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 29th March 2016 There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 29th March 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Last to be dismissed, first catchHOLD OUTAAcross 1: Last to be dismissed, first catchHOLDOUTAAcross 5: An extra drink? Cheers!PERKSUPAAcross 9: Moving in/out of team up the valleyCOMBEAAcross 10: Fitful rest before dawnSTOPSTARTAAcross 11: English woman meets House representativesEMISSARIESAAcross 12: Food and drink left for daughterMEALAAcross 14: Sign of Labour/Tory gripCONTRACTIONAAcross 18: Resident champion follows the crowdHOUSEHOLDERAAcross 21: Sound horn travelling to and froTOOTAAcross 22: Moving in and out of baseFOUNDATIONAAcross 25: Further strengthen defence on right — Everton's front two score, if includedREFORTIFYAAcross 26: Southern France backs introduction of old patoisIDIOMAAcross 27: Sisters' building firm closing, then openingCONVENTAAcross 28: Check pulse after shocking incidentSCANDALDDown 1: Cut a couple of journalistsHACKEDDDown 2: Transparent top worn by Puck?LIMPIDDDown 3: Respect one formulating a "known unknown"OPEN SECRETDDown 4: Regret a serviceman carries shocking weaponryTASERDDown 5: I reopened building having laid the foundationsPIONEEREDDDown 6: Dare to feel up and down, but not at firstRISKDDown 7: Well in ground provides source of energySHALE OILDDown 8: Ratty and Mole holding up a pick-up truckPETULANTDDown 13: Fever results when small boy touches a girlSCARLATINADDown 15: Wordsmith finds account is entered in rewritten noteNEOLOGISTDDown 16: Chorister arranged to miss first song at oratoryRHETORICDDown 17: Influence catch — switch positionsRUBOFFONDDown 19: Regretted it being in black and whitePITIEDDDown 20: Looking up word for "layer": a hen, perhapsANIMALDDown 23: 20th-century wordsmith was indecisiveNOYESDDown 24: Open with key finally, moving to frontFREE