The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 13th March 2018 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 13th March 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Exuberance of black catBOUNCEAAcross 4: Starts to open wine after top awardBESTOWAAcross 9: I retired, nursing left eyeOGLEAAcross 10: Arachne engulfed by a campfire, accidentally as it first seemsPRIMA FACIEAAcross 11: British family on island initially imprisoned for skimpy clothingBIKINIAAcross 12: Seeing quite boring people rowingEYESIGHTAAcross 13: Magic words to stir Tory sheepHEYPRESTOAAcross 15: Fool around with unknown LilliputianTINYAAcross 16: Voicing full agreementPACTAAcross 17: Alcoholic drink is truly an evilRUSTYNAILAAcross 21: Act honourably and skin fruit for SpoonerPLAYFAIRAAcross 22: Puts spikes behind back of Co-opPLACESAAcross 24: Playing percussion very fastSUPERSONICAAcross 25: Lie about money being shortLOLLAAcross 26: Fur coat stolen from Merc storeERMINEAAcross 27: Sentimental drunk wearing Y-fronts inside out and back to frontSLUSHYDDown 1: [Queen, perhaps, holding half of stout for sister]BEGUINEDDown 2: Aunt Georgia oddly lacking internal organsUTERIDDown 3: Fancy a hundred and thirty days on frozen water?CAPRICEDDown 5: Gentleman enquiring about house paintENAMELDDown 6: Custom of not returning to collect bones over timeTRADITIONDDown 7: Massive wife, four fifths of a tonWEIGHTYDDown 8: Frank tore after dog in DCDIRECT CURRENTDDown 14: Thick-skinned beast, Mr Hyde on rampage after cover-upPACHYDERMDDown 16: Foul pole vault leaving Virginia seethingPOLLUTEDDown 18: Drinker finally leaves hot and humid localTOPICALDDown 19: Kiddies regularly team up, in theoryIDEALLYDDown 20: Grandma's tent out of bounds for Arctic explorerNANSENDDown 23: Places book of vacuous theatrical anecdotes under "A"ATLAS