The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 31st March 2016 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 31st March 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Brown, an old jokeCHESTNUTAAcross 9: Duck has to be greenOLIVEAAcross 10: Horse in theory the better gelding, all at the rear dropping backGREYAAcross 11: Lingo almost unrecognisable in accent, unable to tie anything up?STRINGLESSAAcross 12: Pink bum finally squeezed into shopSALMONAAcross 14: US wood grain fared oddly after treatmentGRAND FIRAAcross 15: Extreme north shrouded in reddish-blueVIOLENTAAcross 17: Yellow meatCHICKENAAcross 20: Bird after lemonade, then home for macaroniPOPINJAYAAcross 22: Secured by screwed screws, nails come backANSWERAAcross 23: Audition, as does satellite station, for example?SCREEN TESTAAcross 24: A taste of yellow in every red and whiteWINEAAcross 25: Best clothes primarily ruined — pinkPRICKAAcross 26: Battered nuts, each scarlet?UNCHASTEDDown 1: Lost in Weimar, eh? No idea!WHEREAMIDDown 2: A mousy 10ASHYDDown 3: Concert hasn't been cancelled in support of international organisationUNISONDDown 4: Coach carrying gold making room for carriage?STORAGEDDown 5: Current that's forced lower in blue rinseDOWNWASHDDown 6: Lower position defining party, a dinosaurDIPLODOCUSDDown 7: One skimming over the water for black Russian?JETSKIDDown 13: TV and press etc redistributing mail with tediumMULTIMEDIADDown 16: Dancer, curse not quite lifted, elected to put on blueNIJINSKYDDown 18: Bird in relationship standing on head of yellowhammer all the timeETERNITYDDown 19: Using a keyboard, write your personal emails initially confiscated by solicitorTYPEOUTDDown 21: Fill old vessel in cemetery that's emptyOCCUPYDDown 22: A thankless introduction course for mugATTACKDDown 24: Cover hand up, bandaging end of fingerWRAP