The Guardian - Cryptic Crossword Answers- Mar 24, 2014

The Guardian - Cryptic Crossword Solutions - Mar 24, 2014

Clue	Answer
A burnt-out pantomime character?	CINDERS
A course in writing may bring fortune	MASCOTS
A picking-up point	PRONG
Agree the score	TALLY
Allowing real distress	SUFFERING
Big finish about to be made bigger	ENLARGED
Call for energy in mountain climb	PLEA
Carried by lawyer for a short trial?	BRIEFCASE
Close agreement	CONTRACT
Complete exposure of corruption in Dundee	DENUDE
Criticise article about Rome's Hall of Fame	PANTHEON
Darwin's crafty dog	BEAGLE
Describing Hamlet and his difficulty	DANISH
Fast scoring rate	ALLEGRO
Flier eating chop and banger	JALOPY
Gathering round about a friend	RALLYING
Girl has an unusual idea of earthly paradise	SHANGRILA
Go round twice at speed	OOMPH
Gradually descend to procrastination?	SHELVE
Granny, say, has problem on undergarment	SLIPKNOT
Grass blown in the wind?	REED
It's challenged, if raised in a legal document	DEFIED
Mouth organ held in silence	TONGUE
One certain to be replaced immediately	INATRICE
Pushing forwards gets all-round credit	SCRUM
Talk about kitchen finally being decorated	ORNATE
University takes two scholars in exchange	ALMAMATER
Wreck aground, despite exercising caution	ONGUARD