The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 26th March 2019 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 26th March 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Lavished compliments on sliced bread and piesBEPRAISEDAAcross 6: Sport contest involves energyWEARAAcross 8: Fruit left worker in troublePLANTAINAAcross 9: Opening of Premier League displayed in perfect colourPURPLEAAcross 10: New mood music — missing old CD with heavy metal?OSMIUMAAcross 11: Song about adult with a curseANATHEMAAAcross 12: Meal of diced red onion when old duck's offDINNERAAcross 15: Shoes for winter runners?SLIPPERSAAcross 16: Senior citizen, over 50, chopped wood by handOLD WOMANAAcross 19: Solver, this is not one for boys and girlsYOUTHSAAcross 21: They're found in fancy theme bars, not hotelBEERMATSAAcross 22: Jack hopes to work for patriarchJOSEPHAAcross 24: Promoted team's benefitUPSIDEAAcross 25: Provided case of rosé, entertaining finale with wineRENDEREDAAcross 26: It's a bore producing clothes for TVDRAGAAcross 27: Informal religious group's friend, possibly MarySALLYARMYDDown 1: Second measures of whiskyBELLSDDown 2: A penny? Uproar about taking new incomePENSIONDDown 3: A hit record's held at 17ALARMDDown 4: Shoes made hard as nails once hair's been cutSANDALSDDown 5: God stifles publicity over Bible's corruptionDEPRAVITYDDown 6: Adore drop of wine or drink, gaining a little happinessWORSHIPDDown 7: Everything and nothing — animated TV character's linguistic unitALLOMORPHDDown 13: I shall smash tree over politician in a bad moodILL TEMPERDDown 14: They search odd planet gathering germaniumRUMMAGERSDDown 17: Advance notice making East trade with WestWARNINGDDown 18: Opening numbers by Turkey and IsraelNOSTRILDDown 20: Recall an oath? You said wrong answerUNSWEARDDown 22: Might she spin a good yarn?JENNYDDown 23: Goodness! Shame drug's injectedPIETY