The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 21st March 2018 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 21st March 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Growth-restricted marsupial gets tense before jumpROOTBOUNDAAcross 6: Year in prison shadeCYANAAcross 8: Colouring agent's no good without positive temperatureDYESTUFFAAcross 9: Indication of impact: scattered red dustPOWDERAAcross 10: Complaint of Cruel Sea's debut productionULCERSAAcross 11: Is a ham put out to carve, son?OVERACTSAAcross 12: Articles about next Greek deityATHENAAAcross 15: Experience flu outbreak that's not commonTASTEFULAAcross 16: USSR in a mess, following pressure from an older European statePRUSSIANAAcross 19: Work on engine to remove cocaine traces?DECOKEAAcross 21: After drink, rock group has drugs for another groupSUPREMESAAcross 22: Nameless wild flowerVIOLETAAcross 24: Is perversely advanced stillSILENTAAcross 25: Up to date on focus againRECENTREAAcross 26: Refreshment left for birdTEALAAcross 27: City game after US guy's comebackCAMBRIDGEDDown 1: August: put gold backROYALDDown 2: Pornographic old book siteOBSCENEDDown 3: University representative's sad song?BLUESDDown 4: Frank, given space, gets aheadUPFRONTDDown 5: Act to hold newspapers downDEPRESSEDDDown 6: Bully with bar on end of rope is a danger to cattleCOWBANEDDown 7: Astonished by one-way foldAWESTRUCKDDown 13: Quite sour, off colourTURQUOISEDDown 14: Aix exploded atomic device, no question about itAXIOMATICDDown 17: Stop circling source of Ugandan rivers — it's bizarre!SURREALDDown 18: No way drink is medicine!NOSTRUMDDown 20: Boasted about name being made regalCROWNEDDDown 22: Minister against electric current saloon?VICARDDown 23: High spot — of English year, that isEYRIE