The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 8th March 2004 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 8th March 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Something we all have in commonPUBLIC PROPERTYAAcross 9: Big copper's embracing ex with kissesOSCULATESAAcross 10: Check the key in, as a ruleREIGNAAcross 11: Cryptic clue about northern relativeUNCLEAAcross 12: First class return to Southern Pacific countryAUSTRALIAAAcross 13: He paints badly, so becomes an actorTHESPIANAAcross 14: Lyrical writer gets the twitchPOETICAAcross 17: Processed heroin available at a priceONHIREAAcross 19: Papers thrown at union meetingCONFETTIAAcross 22: It's hilarious, blowing up a huge ballLAUGHABLEAAcross 24: No more old slang from Poona?NAPOOAAcross 25: Scot returns service in ScotlandNAIRNAAcross 26: Its curate is about to take up a country livingRUSTICATEAAcross 27: Mathematician saw reactions in a new waySIR ISAAC NEWTONDDown 1: Systematic assembly of parts in play, say, with a bit of textPRODUCTION LINEDDown 2: Vehicle of half-crazy proposerBICYCLEDDown 3: Surliness I shall moderateILL TEMPERDDown 4: Sends to prison storesPUTSAWAYDDown 5: Loosened bosses gripOBSESSDDown 6: It's a mistake to be led astray over goldERRORDDown 7: A child of three allowed on an excursionTRIPLETDDown 8: The Deep South?ANTARCTIC OCEANDDown 15: Insulting attackOFFENSIVEDDown 16: Conifers specially prepared for a courtFORENSICDDown 18: He was bound to begin the showHOUDINIDDown 20: It's most apt use is on a sailing vesselTOPMASTDDown 21: I breathe fresh air in European peninsulaIBERIADDown 23: At heart, it's such a noisy capitalHANOI