The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 8th March 2021 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 8th March 2021. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Time off is sacred — I had a breakHOLIDAYAAcross 5: One beats by a very short distanceWHISKERAAcross 10: Perhaps hawk's attempt to catch rookBIRDAAcross 11: Gamely implying lawn is inferior?REAL TENNISAAcross 12: Site around area in Kensington, for onePALACEAAcross 13: Do only mediocre cricketers have these?AVERAGESAAcross 14: Odd cardinal has funny ideas for a gameFIVEASIDEAAcross 16: Stupid to put toddlers on this?POTTYAAcross 17: Fairies showing personalities? Not at firstELVESAAcross 19: Character that directs one elsewhereREFERENCEAAcross 23: Most worrying tooth decay, in a waySCARIESTAAcross 24: One should not eat more quicklyFASTERAAcross 26: He sells at a knock-down priceAUCTIONEERAAcross 27: A throw of the dice rejected in centre of revolutionAXISAAcross 28: Vegan at first madly ardent to be greenVERDANTAAcross 29: Trifling sum for stripPEANUTSDDown 2: Paperwork finished without tearsORIGAMIDDown 3: Help province up countryINDIADDown 4: Stuffy serials need rewritingAIRLESSDDown 6: Assassins who spare women?HITMENDDown 7: Give voice with opera cast in Asian citySINGAPOREDDown 8: Demanding to take dope during leaveEXIGENTDDown 9: After rant, head arranged to punish humiliatinglyTAR-AND-FEATHERDDown 15: Hated former editor keeping old carEXECRATEDDDown 18: In talk, entice to accept shocking treatmentLECTUREDDown 20: Compel men to go through broken fenceENFORCEDDown 21: Revolutionary spray dispenserCHEMISTDDown 22: Lament hit on head, calling in doctorBEMOANDDown 25: Take a turn round a kingdomSPAIN