The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 22nd March 2023 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 22nd March 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Stress over work? Quite the oppositeUNDERLINEAAcross 10: Amuse daughter going round water feature in capitalTREVIAAcross 11: Make a mistake feeding rustic poetHERRICKAAcross 12: One hour's spent describing Meg's backside — cheeky!ROGUISHAAcross 13: Meet round side and do a runnerFLITAAcross 14: Not still angry?HOPPINGMADAAcross 16: Pets whose traditional enemies doubled at firstMOGGIESAAcross 17: Break with former court favourite? Boycott's no good!TIME OFFAAcross 19: Here, time's up!CLOCK TOWERAAcross 22: Fish round lake doing nothingIDLEAAcross 24: Hill on track heading west — I start to climb moving onNOMADICAAcross 25: Cause of suffering — not having a second bottle!SCOURGEAAcross 26: Son and his mates playing in drivesSPURSAAcross 27: Foreign article is clear-sightedREALISTICDDown 1: Chances of US mum fighting to keep husband largely the sameMUCHOFAMUCHNESSDDown 2: Decorating trouble — call to engage handyman in the endADORNINGDDown 3: Be behind redhead in shadowTRAILDDown 4: Exploits at work finally impress weaklingsMILKSOPSDDown 5: Rents show no restraintLETRIPDDown 6: Same agent changed what player's calledSTAGE NAMEDDown 7: Lack of variety cycling — correct? Let me think!TEDIUMDDown 8: The wife and a 'friend' messed around inside, so it's not 17 downWITHADIFFERENCEDDown 15: Desk twice ransacked — this could not be worseWICKEDESTDDown 17: America detaining university lecturer — that's reportedly in orderTHEUSUALDDown 18: Inflexible — read nothing but rubbishOBDURATEDDown 20: Heavy metal backing musician covering Iron Maiden's originalsOSMIUMDDown 21: Will being violent once here wound? Very upset on the surfaceOSCARSDDown 23: Sailor isn't entertaining creature of the nightLORIS