The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 21st March 2017 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 21st March 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Varnish explosive accountSHELLACAAcross 5: Three times donning winter gear in part of CaribbeanST. KITTSAAcross 9: Leo and Rupert nobbled dealer in gamePOULTERERAAcross 10: Corrupt US corporation contracts left in registerENROLAAcross 11: See fruit become outmodedDATEAAcross 12: Hound minorities?PUPPYHOODSAAcross 14: Dares holy man to shed clothes and nipple ringAREOLAAAcross 15: Just as stormy after wind has backedEQUALLYAAcross 16: Preserve key old photoTINTYPEAAcross 18: Ruffle Shylock, collecting this sort of payment?FLESHYAAcross 20: Brahms and Liszt arranged opus as entirely sung pieceGRAND OPERAAAcross 21: Crop of unrefined cocaine going westCRAWAAcross 24: Find out Heath harboured this royal knightLEARNAAcross 25: Job of textile workers, in partPLACEMENTAAcross 26: Butter spread round schoolGRAMMARAAcross 27: Listen to number and cheer upHEARTENDDown 1: Previously mentioned eating pea, reportedly tastySAPIDDDown 2: Poles are nowhere near this European cod quota, right?EQUATORDDown 3: Reluctant bunch beginning to hesitateLOTHDDown 4: Wrapping up a carp order, get dizzyCORRUGATEDPAPERDDown 5: Short dominatrix may have done thisSTRAPPEDFORCASHDDown 6: Reprimanded Kelvin and editor over fish catchKEELHAULEDDDown 7: Chaos in Timor university upset studentTURMOILDDown 8: Outre punishment accepted by Bond?SPLASHYDDown 13: Hit dumbly on me and MoMOLYBDENUMDDown 16: Name a record in Filipino language!TAGALOGDDown 17: Falls once more, back on uppers in real adversityNIAGARADDown 19: The rich claiming right to endless produceHARVESTDDown 22: Ring supremo of security group with backingWOTANDDown 23: Absolutely nothing about French and Greek cheeseFETA