The Guardian Quick Answers - Saturday, 21st March 2009 There are 24 across clues and 24 down clues for the The Guardian Quick crossword on Saturday, 21st March 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quick AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Kiss of lifeARTIFICIALAAcross 1: Eleventh hourLAST-MINUTEAAcross 7: Female delivering papersNEWSGIRLAAcross 7: More hurriedHASTIERAAcross 8: Its capital is BaghdadIRAQAAcross 8: Fortune-telling cardsTAROTAAcross 9: See 16DRUMAAcross 10: Accent that's been spreading out from LondonESTUARYAAcross 10: See 16SOREAAcross 11: Apache chiefGERONIMOAAcross 12: See 1RESPIRATIONAAcross 13: Cylindrical canvas holder for soldiers' clothesKIT BAGAAcross 13: Cylindrical canvas holder for soldiers' clothesKITBAGAAcross 14: See 10ENGLISHAAcross 15: RunsDASHESAAcross 16: Booming percussion instrumentBASSAAcross 17: Invisible attire?BIRTHDAYAAcross 18: Become worn at the edgesFRAYAAcross 19: See 12 downBEANAAcross 20: Mite or tick, for exampleARACHNIDAAcross 21: Preceding in timeANTECEDENTAAcross 21: Type of product — identifying mark on livestockBRANDAAcross 22: See 5DELIGHTAAcross 23: GraspCOMPREHENDDDown 1: In frontAHEADDDown 1: It produces an intense beamLASERDDown 2: Paper hankiesTISSUESDDown 2: See 17SUITDDown 3: Reasonable target?FAIRDDown 3: See 20MURDERDDown 4: Salad based on shredded cabbageCOLESLAWDDown 4: CountrywideNATIONALDDown 5: FarewellADIEUDDown 5: Jelly-like confection …TURKISHDDown 6: Patrick for Ireland, for examplePATRONDDown 6: … skewered meat dish from the same countrySHISH KEBABDDown 9: Radical redTROTSKYITEDDown 11: Deter (from)DISSUADEDDown 12: Green vegetableRUNNERDDown 12: Gone to seed — did the dishesWASHED-UPDDown 13: Novel by Sir Walter ScottIVANHOEDDown 14: WhirlwindTORNADODDown 15: Cloth made from flaxLINENDDown 16: Chafed by ridingSADDLEDDown 17: See 6SAINTDDown 18: See 3GAMEDDown 19: StiffRIGIDDDown 20: Terrible commotion?BLUE