The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 2nd March 2018 There are 17 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 2nd March 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: System that's used for taxPROCESSAAcross 5: Experienced surgeon operated on EuropeanVETERANAAcross 10: Police dog that's bound to see evening shower?FIVEAAcross 11: Bars supply north-east districtINTERDICTSAAcross 12: See 10O'CLOCKAAcross 13: Cleavages Simon Peter and Andrew perhaps found pronouncedFISSURESAAcross 14: Politician leading English party? False!TRUMPED-UPAAcross 16: Maintain one's composure as warder, say, after row during meal left one a little peevedKEEPAAAcross 17: Bill gets sheep to behave badlyACT UPAAcross 19: Essential oil obtained from fish in tin? Difficult, if unopenedSPIKENARDAAcross 23: 5 12, perhapsOLD-TIMERAAcross 23: 5 12, perhapsOLDTIMERAAcross 24: See 10SHADOWAAcross 26: Bad idea, beginning to interview Trump in warm bathroomTEPIDARIUMAAcross 27: See 4BACKAAcross 28: Old man? Man possibly unknown in Scottish townPAISLEYAAcross 29: Send letter to us that's left out? On the contrary, by the sound of itWRITE-INDDown 2: Complain bitterly about extremely dear carriage from USRAILCARDDown 3: An infirm Republican? It's what some believeCREDODDown 4: Fish given second light touch to dorsal areaSTICKLEDDown 6: Going out with topless degenerateEGRESSDDown 7: Hedonistic EU prince travelling round AustriaEPICUREANDDown 8: Solution has T in place of second P in European portANTWERPDDown 9: See 16STIFF UPPER LIPDDown 15: Saint Mungo relocated, with Glasgow initially out of range?MOUNTAINSDDown 18: Start to climb tree above a volcanic craterCALDERADDown 20: Disputed region ready for broadcast on space stationKASHMIRDDown 21: Bit of catarrh on child producing wheezing soundsRHONCHIDDown 22: This setter's having quiet drink to follow Vlad's exampleIMPALEDDown 25: Superior article at front of book on autonomous computer programABBOT