The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 31st March 2005 There are 14 across clues and 10 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 31st March 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: I can't make up my mind about the thing at present, doctorDITHERERAAcross 9: It could be silver for putting in one's pocketLININGAAcross 10: Look thus, if possibleSHUFTIAAcross 11: Old beer I take abroad?EXPORTERAAcross 12: Worcestershire sauce has biblical characterESAUAAcross 13: Crab swallowing crushed gold does more than tapCLOG DANCERAAcross 15: Thingamyjig has intelligence about coversWHATSITAAcross 16: Flowers concealed among killersORCHIDSAAcross 18: Not too dear a passage in a storyAFFORDABLEAAcross 19: Decline to do wrong for money?SINKAAcross 20: Girl finds girl embracing girl, right?MARJORIEAAcross 22: Burden of wood?LUMBERAAcross 23: River girl turns to dustPOLLENAAcross 24: Nail broken by unauthorised rules of the churchCANON LAWDDown 1: On top of the moon, called round like man with bottle on 7HIGHASTHEFLAGONDDown 2: See 1THEFOURTHOFJULYDDown 3: Someone's bright idea for a nail about 2.54 cm (one length)BRAINCHILDDDown 4: Number of surrounding animals put up by one of fourFREEDOMDDown 5: Piece of paper for erratumSLIPDDown 6: 4 in French (mostly in French) before the mines go bustENFRANCHISEMENTDDown 7: Dine out on Victorian novel, not all the result of decay when 4 cameINDEPENDENCE DAYDDown 14: Tea, sweetheart? Keep letter for reporterDARJEELINGDDown 17: Proverbial aphrodisiac bees can produceABSENCEDDown 21: Wagner's in the towerRING