The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 7th March 2005 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 7th March 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Very large woman's jacket of a kindWHACKINGAAcross 9: "About A Boy" ought to be kept in mindREASONAAcross 10: Friend having married, sure sign of a winnerPALMAAcross 11: Loaf getting flatter, not for formal dinnerLOUNGE SUITAAcross 12: Like Harlequin, pray when in the seaMASKEDAAcross 14: Plant expert born near station curiouslyBOTANISTAAcross 15: Play with pots and kettles to repairTINKERAAcross 17: I'm wearing nothing, having an affairIN LOVEAAcross 20: Left to keep rent when let out of the nickRELEASEDAAcross 22: A poet's dream increased by half a tickMOTIONAAcross 23: Downhearted little brother kept awayBROWNED OFFAAcross 24: To chat about a Forsyte novel, saySAGAAAcross 25: They say the bird's a shade of bluePETROLAAcross 26: Yet good man backed these points of viewTHOUGHTSDDown 1: Game bird is hot when swallowed by a hickPHEASANTDDown 2: Lifting short raincoats is a crafty trickSCAMDDown 3: Searched for "The King and I" and then took flightRIFLEDDDown 4: This cow in marshy land preserves the rightFRIGHTENDDown 5: Moving round Spain with gusto, feeling faintPASSINGOUTDDown 6: Small horses take one sip without restraintPONIESDDown 8: Food's past, showing a wash is neededGRUBBYDDown 13: White-skinned,red-mottled, he at last succeededKINGEDWARDDDown 16: Let years unhappy bring to mind a blowEASTERLYDDown 18: Extend the angle badly formed with toeELONGATEDDown 19: Rose, half-cut, fills opening, being smartADROITDDown 21: Nice little job for student who can't startEARNERDDown 22: I can't believe it when my bottom shows!MYFOOTDDown 24: Who helps make sausages? This person knowsSAGE