The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 1st March 2004 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 1st March 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Elgar's regal compositionANAGRAMAAcross 5: A little crawler going round quietly to investigateINSPECTAAcross 9: Among American secret agents there's praise for this womanCLAUDIAAAcross 10: Welcoming a non-alcoholic drinkCORDIALAAcross 11: Second exercise in part responsible for a hold-upSUSPENDERAAcross 12: She was very tearful in retiring with honourNIOBEAAcross 13: Is still taken by those playing snookerRESTSAAcross 15: Don't forget about raise!RECOLLECTAAcross 17: Having too much on, even a lord can go to piecesOVERLADENAAcross 19: Spoke repeatedlyRADIIAAcross 22: Misrepresent a pitiable waifTWISTAAcross 23: Watches a fly moving up and downSEESAWINGAAcross 25: Seen as a fault in the Orient - and stupidASININEAAcross 26: Irritation shown with a painter's techniqueTEMPERAAAcross 27: Set it in maybe, but no more than the minimumTINIESTAAcross 28: A letter about holiday accommodation should ease tensionDETENTEDDown 1: Person making charges in account about drug addictACCUSERDDown 2: Gathers a thousand animals togetherAMASSESDDown 3: Crest where soldiers possibly dig inRIDGEDDown 4: Being malicious, the German newspaper leader wasn't straightMEANDEREDDDown 5: Not all but certain currencies sufferINCURDDown 6: A foreigner without money - he's choked offSTRANGLERDDown 7: Chapter and verse after record is setEPISODEDDown 8: Everybody gets involved in the trial that's most preposterousTALLESTDDown 14: This individual's game is brilliantSOLITAIREDDown 16: Many tots need correction, it's arguedCONTESTEDDDown 17: A man shunned for striking playersOUTCASTDDown 18: Issue Number 1 with current backupEDITIONDDown 20: Only for motorists creating row about splitDRIVE-INDDown 21: Stylish file one really doesn't appreciateINGRATEDDown 23: Pole was clearly distressed, but cleaned upSWEPTDDown 24: Confess to being mad about itADMIT