The Guardian Quick Answers - Friday, 9th March 2012 There are 12 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quick crossword on Friday, 9th March 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quick AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Star of Rain Man and Midnight CowboyDUSTIN HOFFMANAAcross 8: Variety of small cucumberGHERKINAAcross 9: RigidSTIFFAAcross 10: PositionSITEAAcross 11: Creative skill learned by study and practiceARTISTRYAAcross 13: Order prohibiting outside activities after a given timeCURFEWAAcross 14: Pampas cowboyGAUCHOAAcross 17: Number of holes on a golf courseEIGHTEENAAcross 19: Scapula, radius or tibia?BONEAAcross 21: (In mathematics) the reciprocal of sine (abbr)COSECAAcross 22: Ability to sustain prolonged effortSTAMINAAAcross 24: Extinct shaggy-coated animal of the northern hemisphereWOOLLY MAMMOTHDDown 1: Excavate — enjoyDIGDDown 2: JumperSWEATERDDown 3: Rotten — unpleasantly gooeyICKYDDown 4: Scottish footballer, Colin, b. 1965 — Scottish snooker player, Stephen, b. 1969HENDRYDDown 5: GalaFESTIVALDDown 6: DampMOISTDDown 7: Airspace in which (military) planes are forbiddenNOFLYZONEDDown 10: Something held to be above criticismSACRED COWDDown 12: Straight upVERTICALDDown 15: Spicy Spanish pork sausageCHORIZODDown 16: Cargo deliberately thrown overboard to lighten shipJETSAMDDown 18: Useful (but unspecified) deviceGISMODDown 20: Wound and permanently disfigureMAIMDDown 23: Fire remainsASH