The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 2nd March 2017 There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 2nd March 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Sanitised account full of subtle spiteASEPTICAAcross 5: Scatter most of the crumbsSTREWTHAAcross 9: Contract eaten by dog?INCURAAcross 10: Ms Rudd at last agreeing blubber constitutes whale productAMBERGRISAAcross 11: Antics of Cupid stare one in the faceCUSTARD PIEAAcross 12: Banks excluded from data legislationACTAAcross 14: One who makes dim, daft subtractionsOBSCURANTISTAAcross 18: Unexpectedly morose guards quietly revoltSURPRISINGLYAAcross 21: Drink and be sick over the telephoneALEAAcross 22: Burundi's barmen trying to comprehend legal banDISBARMENTAAcross 25: Gad about, dashing round eastern half of KyivGALLIVANTAAcross 26: Bees leaving Bob with grim smellODOURAAcross 27: Mawkishness of Malcolm periodically restrained by elder?TREACLEAAcross 28: Posy makes horse noise, according to SpoonerNOSEGAYDDown 1: Each primate touring individual churchAPIECEDDown 2: Overlook tip of extremely cross-sounding waitersEXCUSEDDown 3: Shabby trio carrying plug and soap?THREADBAREDDown 4: Finally found beneath tea leavesCHARDDDown 5: Small particle of chromium oxide in rising cloudSUBMICRONDDown 6: Excellent case of Rioja leads to riotous eveningRAREDDown 7: Endless conflict over fashionable drugWARFARINDDown 8: Shocked at these, I pauseHESITATEDDown 13: Our lingo is rustic, like Gray's mute MiltonINGLORIOUSDDown 15: Reprimand head of compliance over Italian wine scandalCASTIGATEDDown 16: Slow food in Melbourne's cargo terminalESCARGOTDDown 17: Loyal Tory Unionist, twice and thrice overTRUE-BLUEDDown 17: Loyal Tory Unionist, twice and thrice overTRUEBLUEDDown 19: Are members of English Left enthralled by sound of Big Ben?BELONGDDown 20: Floor of yard behind shopSTOREYDDown 23: Don't get out truncheon!BATONDDown 24: Vicious about AC/DC's last album?DISC