The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 13th March 2018

There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 13th March 2018. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Exuberance of black cat
AAcross 4:	Starts to open wine after top award
AAcross 9:	I retired, nursing left eye
AAcross 10:	Arachne engulfed by a campfire, accidentally as it first seems
AAcross 11:	British family on island initially imprisoned for skimpy clothing
AAcross 12:	Seeing quite boring people rowing
AAcross 13:	Magic words to stir Tory sheep	HEYPRESTO
AAcross 15:	Fool around with unknown Lilliputian
AAcross 16:	Voicing full agreement
AAcross 17:	Alcoholic drink is truly an evil	RUSTYNAIL
AAcross 21:	Act honourably and skin fruit for Spooner	PLAYFAIR
AAcross 22:	Puts spikes behind back of Co-op
AAcross 24:	Playing percussion very fast
AAcross 25:	Lie about money being short
AAcross 26:	Fur coat stolen from Merc store
AAcross 27:	Sentimental drunk wearing Y-fronts inside out and back to front
DDown 1:	[Queen, perhaps, holding half of stout for sister]
DDown 2:	Aunt Georgia oddly lacking internal organs
DDown 3:	Fancy a hundred and thirty days on frozen water?
DDown 5:	Gentleman enquiring about house paint
DDown 6:	Custom of not returning to collect bones over time
DDown 7:	Massive wife, four fifths of a ton
DDown 8:	Frank tore after dog in DC
DDown 14:	Thick-skinned beast, Mr Hyde on rampage after cover-up
DDown 16:	Foul pole vault leaving Virginia seething
DDown 18:	Drinker finally leaves hot and humid local
DDown 19:	Kiddies regularly team up, in theory
DDown 20:	Grandma's tent out of bounds for Arctic explorer
DDown 23:	Places book of vacuous theatrical anecdotes under "A"