The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 17th March 2017 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 17th March 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Measuring device in a store rebuilt outside research siteASTROLABEAAcross 10: Elegist's initial reaction, oddly his inspiration?ERATOAAcross 11: American serving in the westbound crewEIGHTAAcross 12: Tense speaker will, with a bantererILL AT EASEAAcross 13: One of a dozen in a box, in case?JURYMANAAcross 14: Charge misbehaving child in front of a headIMPEACHAAcross 17: Sources of water selfish protester cut before oneNIMBIAAcross 19: Key producer playing role of leader in HollywoodASHAAcross 20: Cause of ferment coming from unknown quarterYEASTAAcross 21: Point in what we do with the Web too muchSURFEITAAcross 22: Permission to leave a learner in setCONGEALAAcross 24: Worthy work at home, holding evaluation backDIGNITARYAAcross 26: Split agreed between Britain and EU? Not half!BROKEAAcross 28: So long screening very old television partVALVEAAcross 29: Setting up key in having a mealLAUNCHINGDDown 1: Call for book sectionPAGEDDown 2: Old actor, getting wiser over timeSTAGERDDown 3: What's really important in part of Shakespearean player's speechBOTTOM LINEDDown 4: Leftie somewhat short, if hugged by supporterFABIANDDown 5: Consider penning lines, any number almostWELL-NIGHDDown 6: Worst as one part of speech, but only oneBESTDDown 7: It's a shock, a bad actor turning up as princeMAHARAJADDown 8: Supposed cause of global revolution, some risingLOVEDDown 13: See 24JONESDDown 15: In group, oddly gain by taking revengePAYING BACKDDown 16: Stop for travellers before India, as pilot saysHOTELDDown 18: Daisy's relative's crazy over crazy girl about loveMARIGOLDDDown 19: To tell the truth in a court, you reported friendACTUALLYDDown 22: Kittenish cat not finishing rodentsCOYPUSDDown 23: Strikingly colourful contents of sexy noticeEXOTICDDown 24: Jack, in navy, does otherwise, in nautical spiritDAVYDDown 25: Part in Pride movie, as just quotedIDEMDDown 27: Nervous and at the forefront of fashionEDGY