The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 4th March 2002 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 4th March 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Was first to go after cards with rough edgesDECKLEDAAcross 5: Record awful lies about model in writingEPISTLEAAcross 9: Is able to render part of long poemCANTOAAcross 10: Simple mentality required for making toolIMPLEMENTAAcross 11: Declaration of French attitudeDEPOSITIONAAcross 12: Girl going to and froANNAAAcross 14: Company sponsorship gets strong supportFIRMBACKINGAAcross 18: Look attentively at Girl GuideCONTEMPLATEAAcross 21: School with the wrong toneETONAAcross 22: Meets train as ordered where it stopsTERMINATESAAcross 25: Doctor's prescription for managementTREATMENTAAcross 26: Go for an excursionDRIVEAAcross 27: Pay once more for a quiet placeRETREATAAcross 28: Waves to the birdsROLLERSDDown 1: Resolve on December to March dateDECIDEDDown 2: Article about imitation bed coveringCANOPYDDown 3: Tends to appear faster, perhapsLOOKSAFTERDDown 4: The meaning of "tendency"DRIFTDDown 5: Plant first of brassicas in high spiritsEUPHORBIADDown 6: Lie about kiss under treeILEXDDown 7: Used by carpenter to let rain out round a pointTREENAILDDown 8: Alienate with row at outsetESTRANGEDDown 13: Film star silenced or otherwise mistreatedSCREENIDOLDDown 15: Traveller may take umbrage at having to act as agentREPRESENTDDown 16: Player stuck round half century gets the bird ...ACCENTORDDown 17: ... since batting so fast is insultingINSOLENTDDown 19: Uncover point of chevron on sleeveSTRIPEDDown 20: Three times the fool goes out to get flowersASTERSDDown 23: It may measure power in some terrestrial aspectMETERDDown 24: The farm building, we hear, is an eyesore!STYE