The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 1st March 2018 There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 1st March 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 5: Work hard on a new catchphraseSLOGANAAcross 6: Composition for soprano working with Australian tenor and altoSONATAAAcross 9: Heartless publisher to get rid of French authorPROUSTAAcross 10: Oscar trophy found in tin by actor's third tenantOCCUPANTAAcross 11: Buffet always includes dairy productFETAAAcross 12: Unpleasant character found by retired cops merrymaking in empty clinkCLEVER DICKAAcross 12: Unpleasant character found by retired cops merrymaking in empty clinkCLEVERDICKAAcross 13: Beaten miner agreed with the policeGENDARMERIEAAcross 18: Italian woman cautious about wineCHARDONNAYAAcross 21: Juicy drinkLUSHAAcross 22: Bullets containing iron used by tribal leader in hard-fought battleSLUGFESTAAcross 23: Save soldiers with special signalRESCUEAAcross 24: Pout about extremely expensive hair productTOUPEEAAcross 25: Crafty poet married IrisMORRISDDown 1: Mate taking money into shelterCOPULATEDDown 2: Pole in charge of sticky stuffMASTICDDown 3: Real centre of democracy on Greek islandCONCRETEDDown 4: Minor embracing exercise is not in good shapeWARPEDDDown 5: Dish found in scenery outside GlobeSORBETDDown 7: Setter leaving injured American's treatment for bruisesARNICADDown 8: Old German revolutionary tucked into dish of fruitPOMEGRANATEDDown 14: Philosopher stops working to get hold of Socrates' second bookDIOGENESDDown 15: Difficult universal and timeless tale is deceptiveILLUSORYDDown 16: Ski lodge in Switzerland rented out after the beginning of AprilCHALETDDown 17: Problems in editions?ISSUESDDown 19: Cloth covering unacceptable stewRAGOUTDDown 20: Flipping badger eating root of brassica plantYARROW