The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 28th February 2005 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 28th February 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Our mutual confidantGATEPOSTAAcross 5: In favour of suitable financial advantagePROFITAAcross 9: Exchange hostilities in commercial confrontationTRADEWARAAcross 10: Seaside yarnSTRANDAAcross 12: Gets level, yet nothing is lostEVENSAAcross 13: An example of new coinageNEOLOGISMAAcross 14: A respectable girl - or a tart?MAIDOFHONOURAAcross 18: False registration made by a criminalILLEGALENTRYAAcross 21: Oriental dress hems can go crookedCHEONGSAMAAcross 23: Leave note in it for mumQUIETAAcross 24: Played, not bothering about the scoreVAMPEDAAcross 25: Bet a long striding gait is natural to itANTELOPEAAcross 26: They're used for firing ovensRANGESAAcross 27: Displayed by weatherman in his other mapISOTHERMDDown 1: Get together and tuck inGATHERDDown 2: Discovers remainsTRACESDDown 3: Crowd of journalists in search of new recruitsPRESS GANGDDown 3: Crowd of journalists in search of new recruitsPRESSGANGDDown 4: It's pleasing to see in church, but not in a pubSTAINED GLASSDDown 6: A trio involved with proportional representationRATIODDown 7: Pressing need for home clubFLATIRONDDown 8: Evidence of a slack washerTIDEMARKDDown 11: Labour constrictions?CONFINEMENTSDDown 15: NCO leaves Queen Consort free, available if requiredON REQUESTDDown 16: Hear of a record surplusDISCOVERDDown 17: Senior citizen plants tree on isleALDERMANDDown 19: She brings firm into line, perhapsNICOLEDDown 20: Mass of people moving about in the road in the morningSTREAMDDown 22: Civil about egghead member of the familyNIECE