The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 3rd March 2022 There are 12 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 3rd March 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 4: Line nailed by author, only justHARDLYAAcross 6: See 8AEROBICSAAcross 9: Curious, Guardian's questionable statementRUMOURAAcross 10: State capital placed within a riverADELAIDEAAcross 11: See 17FINGERPRINTAAcross 15: People united in hope helping to defend popular front, new adventure's beginningRAINBOWAAcross 17: Probe into criminal intercepting personal IDGENETICAAcross 18: Some words from junior sleigh rider in speech?SUBORDINATEAAcross 22: Model courted a masterEDUCATORAAcross 23: See 15NATIONAAcross 24: Soul, after treatment, indeed scratching no more?DELOUSEDAAcross 25: Was a teaser scruffy?RAGGEDDDown 1: See 18CLAUSEDDown 2: Twin having fallen from campanile?DEAD RINGERDDown 3: Lingo, tad barking?DOGLATINDDown 4: Charger available for flat, lead in bedroom plugged inHEREFORDDDown 5: R for Romeo?ROMANTICDDown 7: Bird in Brazil is scarlet, primarilyIBISDDown 8: Ultimately, due process a bit problematic — much huffing and puffing on the bench?STEPDDown 12: Uncle, one prodding muscle of Spooner?PAWNBROKERDDown 13: Hot crew filling pipeSTEAMINGDDown 14: Loose rocks over elevated cave shownSCREENEDDDown 16: Tight trousers splitting finally, vehicle held overhead — strain every sinewBUSTAGUTDDown 19: Back in Newquay, a pasty I served up, as it wereIN A WAYDDown 20: See 5LEADDDown 21: See 4BULL