The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 24th March 2021 There are 15 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 24th March 2021. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Publicise footwear aid for a diver?AIR PUMPAAcross 8: Attempt by shy little birdGOSLINGAAcross 9: Travelled, heading away from Welsh areaWENTAAcross 10: Broadcaster crosses barrier, becoming a drinker?SWALLOWERAAcross 12: D-Day beach sergeant's first newsSWORDAAcross 13: Joker and king involved with piquet (spades)QUIPSTERAAcross 15: International holding of billionaireLIONAAcross 16: Round of cards — fast oneTRICKAAcross 17: One's taken by the dancing, not loveHATEAAcross 18: Possibly an official enquiry from them, as a way to break awkward situationsSTEWARDSAAcross 20: One who can bridle at Americans somewhatTAMERAAcross 21: Feel rule needs changing about new carbon moleculeFULLERENEAAcross 22: Canned ham with top removedHIGHAAcross 24: Promotional gift of loose cheese? Right out of itFREEBIEAAcross 25: Wheeler's modest loveless description of low-level celebrity?CYCLISTDDown 1: Secret device used with indignation?WIREDDown 2: This allowed pub customers to get stuff off their chestSPITTOONDDown 3: Victoria wasn't a married American journalistAMUSEDDDown 4: Result of a failure to score: cocaine added to a kilo (kg), roughlyGOAL-KICKDDown 5: Fools around with large snowdriftsCLOWNSDDown 6: Note about US cityONERDDown 11: Agree Jacquie's certainly guarding thisACQUIESCEDDown 12: Wader has to keel over after sunSTILTDDown 14: Sort of a tree, one seen in refectory?EATERDDown 16: Spice up routine crime, perhapsTURMERICDDown 17: Care worker's flat support?HOME HELPDDown 19: Pedestrian jazz performer left out and replaced by KingWALKERDDown 20: Drawn to the old kind of patterned clothTIE-DYEDDown 21: Passion Tree, associated with ecstasyFIREDDown 23: First bit of stomach fits into opening? Let out pantsGASP