The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 25th March 2021 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 25th March 2021. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Home Office branch last to refurbish fullyINDEPTHAAcross 5: Tenor tackling new work gets support in studioMONOPODAAcross 9: Et tu Brute? How wrong I was!FAMOUSLASTWORDSAAcross 10: Instrument could indicate hail, given another tapCELLOAAcross 11: Bidding hard to relieve pressure in shipping abroadEXHORTINGAAcross 12: Old fogey rejected dessert and paidSQUAREDUPAAcross 14: Piece of metal used for part of jointTALUSAAcross 15: Base time indicatedMEANTAAcross 16: Bird seed with smoother coatingSANDPIPERAAcross 18: Was single potty adequate receptacle for drinker?WINEGLASSAAcross 21: Lines adopted by party hardenDRY UPAAcross 22: Little-used ruling leading to beneficial qualificationINGOODCONDITIONAAcross 23: Husband picked up reference book lacking top coverHATLESSAAcross 24: Got into line, prepared for a roastingDRESSEDDDown 1: Distinct details about superpowerINFOCUSDDown 2: British artist sculpted duke with alarming hatDAMELAURAKNIGHTDDown 3: Wealthy leader's funny dog caught traitorPLUTOCRATDDown 4: Concert venue first to exclude northern orchestraHALLEDDown 5: Aberrant, erratic emphasis placed on nounMISSHAPENDDown 6: Updated drainage system, reversing initial directionNEWERDDown 7: Science feature on ancient medicine filling empty pagesPARTICLE PHYSICSDDown 8: Seemingly removes autograph from drawingsDESIGNSDDown 13: Lengths first spanned by ballsDISTANCESDDown 14: Depart suspiciously with Nutmeg's media playerTAPE DRIVEDDown 15: Maudlin knight hampered by desire to follow mumMAWKISHDDown 17: Brooded quietly at home, cutting grassREPINEDDDown 19: Ball game void without pitchGLOBEDDown 20: Diocesan council, say, ignoring a show of consentSYNOD