The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 13th March 2017 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 13th March 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Middle-aged English travel writerCHAUCERAAcross 5: Anything but widespread agreementCOMPACTAAcross 9: Not above using two foreign articlesUNDERAAcross 10: Bribe a cricket side — or just one fielderSQUARELEGAAcross 11: Vow to re-write scene or actCONSECRATEAAcross 12: News cut shortINFOAAcross 14: This jumper rides upPARACHUTISTAAcross 18: It assists the diver to go up rather than downSPRINGBOARDAAcross 21: Lean nurseTENDAAcross 22: Assignment requiring a number and placeALLOCATIONAAcross 25: Face lift?ELEVATIONAAcross 26: Short pantsGASPSAAcross 27: Greek letter varies in slopeEPSILONAAcross 28: Gemstone dealer, maybe, holds a numberEMERALDDDown 1: Where one may join the servicesCHURCHDDown 2: Study painting externally, being passionateARDENTDDown 3: Agree to write?CORRESPONDDDown 4: Revolting individual seen in flightRISERDDown 5: A class made up of hard cases?CRUSTACEADDown 6: Mother gets about on a horseMAREDDown 7: Cat-o'-nine-tails remarkably noiseless in the oceanATLANTICDDown 8: They're not static water towersTUGBOATSDDown 13: Prison dispute heard in courtyardQUADRANGLEDDown 15: A wildcat rising?REBELLIONDDown 16: Wear ties knotted oddly, so to speakAS IT WEREDDown 17: A royal in Canadian capital surrounded by the crowdPRINCESSDDown 19: Feast set out around Italian capital in celebrationFIESTADDown 20: Remaining mintUNUSEDDDown 23: Cat to jump off pianoOUNCEDDown 24: Complain when one gets involved in lawWAIL