The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 17th March 2023 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 17th March 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: 1 in 7 is not happyGRUMPYAAcross 4: Bad luck? Slap this on your headSKULLCAPAAcross 9: We stay on plan to protect green growth — no turning back hereONE-WAYAAcross 10: Monster like Radovan Karadžic sounding certain to make a comebackCERBERUSAAcross 11: So take a breath and pay?THROUGHTHENOSEAAcross 13: See 1 downGRACIOUSMEAAcross 14: See 16ABLEAAcross 16: Allow mother to have a turn first, being cooperativeAMENAAcross 18: Other set wins fight in court?WITNESS BOXAAcross 21: Perhaps Austin's plant is not good enoughUNSATISFACTORYAAcross 23: Excellent foot soldiers manoeuvring without lossTODIEFORAAcross 24: Game of golf hosted by newlywedBRIDGEAAcross 25: Elected president starts probing work assistantsDEPUTIESAAcross 26: Troublemakers temporarily live on boardSCAMPSDDown 1: My muck sends off courteous setterGOODDDown 2: Channel says you are heartbrokenURETHRADDown 3: This philosophy gives patriarchal extremists a boostPLATONICDDown 5: Need to take things like a man? Opt out!KLEPTOMANIADDown 6: Unclaimed billions brought up to frame politicianLIBDEMDDown 7: Underwear turned up in search for explosiveCAR BOMBDDown 8: Dance when 17, confused about debutante's first kissPAS DE DEUXDDown 12: Burn smog, OK with energyGOUPINSMOKEDDown 13: Progressive finished universityGRADUATEDDDown 15: Fancy stereo discs occasionally used for the select fewESOTERICDDown 17: After 50% increase, party slackenedEASEDUPDDown 19: During time of economic prosperity, socialist having little to do?BOREDOMDDown 20: See 9STREETDDown 22: See 1NESS