The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 19th March 2018 There are 14 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 19th March 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Drivers get through distance that's unnaturalMIRACLEAAcross 5: No peace till one's buriedHATCHETAAcross 9: Melon, rotten fruitLEMONAAcross 10: Board wanted to get you on boardGANGPLANKAAcross 11: Her husband-to-be was a slippery customerCINDERELLAAAcross 12: Trunk not to be opened roughlyOR SOAAcross 14: Resolute mob rioting is vexatiousTROUBLESOMEAAcross 18: Seeking computer technology is inviting troubleASKINGFORITAAcross 21: Precious way to start a letterDEARAAcross 22: Housecoat a stone's throw away?PEBBLEDASHAAcross 25: Weed, crushed, smells oddlyGROUNDSELAAcross 26: Schoolteacher's random call?HEADSAAcross 27: Showing no emotion over divine corpseDEADPANAAcross 28: Commend phone function to roamAPPROVEDDown 1: Out of spite, start to malign girlMALICEDDown 2: Make one think againREMINDDDown 3: Competitor cannot broadcast about matchCONTESTANTDDown 4: Excellent performance on course for high-flyerEAGLEDDown 5: Fragment of Messiah heard, part of a cycleHANDLEBARDDown 6: Get a peep inside binderTAPEDDown 7: Top-level clearanceHEADROOMDDown 8: Assume control of Special K and overeatTAKE OVERDDown 8: Assume control of Special K and overeatTAKEOVERDDown 13: Be sacked — and guillotined?GETTHECHOPDDown 15: Less popular time to be on shore, presumably, with boyOFF-SEASONDDown 15: Less popular time to be on shore, presumably, with boyOFFSEASONDDown 16: Players got on, plasteredBANDAGEDDDown 17: Musical would be fine, if shortenedOKLAHOMADDown 19: Tries hard with a cerealHASAGODDown 20: Restrained? Cheats appallinglyCHASTEDDown 23: A block picked up is woodBALSADDown 24: Very light haircut a bargain?SNIP