The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 25th February 2002 There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 25th February 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: People's leader, such as LincolnABRAHAMAAcross 5: Blunders on stageFLUFFSAAcross 9: Elizabeth includes us in commercial enterpriseBUSINESSAAcross 10: Revolutionary development in naval fire-powerTURRETAAcross 12: His experiment was quick to prove its successFRANKENSTEINAAcross 15: A defender who is prepared to shoot, if need beARMEDGUARDAAcross 17: Short, tailless dogCURAAcross 19: Small amount put on a horseBITAAcross 20: The pervading mood all round the worldATMOSPHEREAAcross 22: Transport for many with a connecting flightDOUBLE-DECKERAAcross 26: A drop of iceICICLEAAcross 27: Late love doomed to failureDEAD DUCKAAcross 28: Give someone a lift from the cemeteryEXHUMEAAcross 29: Excused duty?TAX-FREEDDown 1: "The Church" is incomplete as the address for the priestABBEDDown 2: Rebel is held by soldiersRISEDDown 3: They were political divisions for centuriesHUNDREDSDDown 4: Constructive member of societyMASONDDown 6: Poor soul: that is the label for a girlLOUISEDDown 7: Strained, like Indian tea is?FAR-FETCHEDDDown 7: Strained, like Indian tea is?FARFETCHEDDDown 8: Tidy instruction for the anagram solverSETINORDERDDown 11: Unconventional word that is taken outWEIRDODDown 13: Sharply worded telegram warning us to keep out?BARBED WIREDDown 14: Uriah's mate is terribly unprofessionalAMATEURISHDDown 16: Slovenly in duty, perhapsUNTIDYDDown 18: Writer's addition may be removed when it gets to the theatreAPPENDIXDDown 21: In which one goes downhill fast and in an dodgy waySLALOMDDown 23: Divided with a hundred overCLEFTDDown 24: A stroke of the cat may produce itPURRDDown 25: Island keys in stormSKYE