The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 25th March 2022 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 25th March 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Fellow cutting crime is one wanting a good timeHEDONISTAAcross 9: Love great ending to seriesOMEGAAAcross 10: Figure who's dashing round, pursuing the ladyHEROAAcross 11: Welcomes drinking keg, providing dodgy offerings — like the across solutions here?GREEKGIFTSAAcross 12: Complaint of English graduate chasing half-cut BohemiansECZEMAAAcross 14: Nameless, strutting male modelPARADIGMAAcross 15: One's therefore hugging maiden's neckISTHMUSAAcross 17: Tragic figure's return followed by artistELECTRAAAcross 20: Church walls in Barcelona perhaps quartzBASILICAAAcross 22: Setter's receiving benefit, needing a turn in the airMELODYAAcross 23: Opponent of slack stagnationANTAGONISTAAcross 24: A drive through Paris or Edinburgh in reverseEROSAAcross 25: Running behind officer showing some gutsCOLONAAcross 26: Composition in D sharp originally containing nothing unknownRHAPSODYDDown 1: Denials of wrongdoing from French criminalsDEFENCESDDown 2: Really gloomy, left by women without companySOLODDown 3: Through defending American government, Republican is an enabler of CongressVIAGRADDown 4: Endeavour of a worker to come in soberATTEMPTDDown 5: Might one crow, when dog gets empty eggshell?COCKERELDDown 6: High-calorie dip is perhaps seasonalPERIODICALDDown 7: Untidy guy's given nameRAGTAGDDown 13: Rightly touring north in a way that involves different groupsETHNICALLYDDown 16: Fabulous beasts with one ear in sun, gambollingUNICORNSDDown 18: Crosses houses we'd rebuilt for timber suppliersREDWOODSDDown 19: Terrible avarice is perhaps a staple for the rich?CAVIAREDDown 21: Queen needs jacket in chilly lakeside resortANNECYDDown 22: Mostly praise corporation over being member-ownedMUTUALDDown 24: Language using few words needs no introductionERSE