The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 9th March 2018 There are 12 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 9th March 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 4: Drops bags for one to recoverREGAINAAcross 6: Hack lies with part in columnPILASTERAAcross 9: Repressed writer to behave like a randy animalPENT-UPAAcross 10: Where financiers are still doolallyECSTATICAAcross 11: One launching projectiles knocked over player in the slipsBLUNDERBUSSAAcross 15: Wrong marks doubled in current examIMMORALAAcross 17: Failure to recall men deployed in the EastAMNESIAAAcross 18: Allied with Italian, twice scoffed about leader hereCONFEDERATEAAcross 22: Sort of cream pudding, one from Raymond BlancAFTERSUNAAcross 23: Dispensing with clothing, avow gods root for cultVOODOOAAcross 24: Climber's endless hunger to be among celebsALPINISTAAcross 25: Uncovered part of New York, a holy cityHEBRONDDown 1: £51 in cashLIQUIDDDown 2: Make gloomy record on the period we live inDISCOURAGEDDown 3: Raves where ecstasy's dropped by an underground warriorPARTISANDDown 4: Old artefact broken by boozer in China, sayREPUBLICDDown 5: Game to have a couple of drinks? That's surprisingGIN RUMMYDDown 7: Marshal competitors needing to strip offTITODDown 8: Is he a pain in the neck?RICKDDown 12: Enjoy capturing knight in Paris, who is to surrenderRELINQUISHDDown 13: Setter makes unfair remarks about Irishman, perhapsISLANDERDDown 14: Leader no longer touring round countryCAMEROONDDown 16: Frame opening demand of horrid letterRACK RENTDDown 19: Does one run away? I'm not sure about runELOPERDDown 20: Device that sucks up a drinkCAVADDown 21: Over sixteen lettersATOP