The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Monday, 13th March 2023

There are 12 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 13th March 2023. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 8:	Assess as having no VAT to pay, nothing to reprove	ZERORATE
AAcross 9:	Taken for a ride?
AAcross 10:	Spots are fine, not quite rash
AAcross 11:	Corrects what William and Graham have in common
AAcross 12:	Jefferson, Nixon, Truman: to their friends perhaps ordinary people	TOMDICKANDHARRY
AAcross 15:	Into underground chamber river cut a shape
AAcross 16:	Poet barely cuts out a line
AAcross 20:	Cause somebody hassle, misinforming them of the hour?	GIVEONEABADTIME
AAcross 21:	German cake heartlessly pinched
AAcross 23:	Doomed defendant right to be put inside
AAcross 25:	Be fussily busy making frame for skirt
AAcross 26:	Selects program? No, it's faulty
DDown 1:	Censure engineers over demonstration
DDown 2:	Terrible fear closed business that underwent this?
DDown 3:	In African country I picked up a little post
DDown 4:	Buzzers get more polish
DDown 5:	I awarded an unusual selection of historic items	EDWARDIANA
DDown 6:	Widespread conflict? Way to go!
DDown 7:	Editor's opinions of our rulers?
DDown 13:	One formally agreeing witches meeting aren't bad
DDown 14:	Car races on train track, creating a record	AUDITTRAIL
DDown 17:	Why one must use the stairs to unbox an item
DDown 18:	Two vehicles including a trailer
DDown 19:	Men stay free, given this?
DDown 22:	Many things to bid for
DDown 24:	Head? It goes over shoulders