The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 21st February 2005 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 21st February 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: You won't hear a sound out of itEARSHOTAAcross 5: It replaced Accra as capitalCARACASAAcross 9: Polite sort of servantsCIVILAAcross 10: Advertising in advancePROMOTIONAAcross 11: Make a translation? Not exactlyPARAPHRASEAAcross 12: Habit to boast aboutGARBAAcross 14: Get others to address housing repairRESTORATIONAAcross 18: Ploughman with a capital investment?SHAREHOLDERAAcross 21: I return to a character of little importanceIOTAAAcross 22: The appeal of drawingATTRACTIONAAcross 25: Go with Bill to businessACCOMPANYAAcross 26: Total put into wordsUTTERAAcross 27: There's no end of such thingsETERNALAAcross 28: Game that ends in a drawLOTTERYDDown 1: Duck in flightESCAPEDDown 2: Turnover in coatsREVERSDDown 3: Room to drink for the conciergeHALL PORTERDDown 4: Gradually reduce the lightTAPERDDown 5: What are you doing here?CROSSWORDDDown 6: Rebel king I turn toRIOTDDown 7: A number claim it is changeable, like the weatherCLIMATICDDown 8: Spit in the seaSANDBANKDDown 13: When conflict mounts, enlist untrained soldierRAW RECRUITDDown 15: Not enough money for a brief tripSHORTFALLDDown 16: May be carelessly dropped in the middle of nowhereASPIRATEDDown 17: Eat chips in a way that's not originalPASTICHEDDown 19: A woman's chastity is an admirable qualityVIRTUEDDown 20: Green Party finally contrived to get powerENERGYDDown 23: Put up wager with gold sovereignROYALDDown 24: Topless females - a bad signOMEN