The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 26th February 2007 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 26th February 2007. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: About to cut a prison stretchACREAGEAAcross 5: Sounds confusedHUBBUBAAcross 9: A strike in York, say, would be a catastropheCALAMITYAAcross 10: Consecrate a Rodin sculptureORDAINAAcross 12: As in pre-stage make-up?GREASEPAINTSAAcross 15: University head has the opportunity to turn backCHANCELLORAAcross 17: Farm butterRAMAAcross 19: Backing the poetic use of stillbornNEEAAcross 20: Standing still, but not against reformSTAGNATIONAAcross 22: Presumably he's bent on breaking the lawARCHCRIMINALAAcross 26: A speaker returning brief thanks amid golden wordsORATORAAcross 27: Fish after repairing net with twineENTANGLEAAcross 28: Church councils saying wickedness has the advantage?SYNODSAAcross 29: Catches, as one comes drunkenly homeREELSINDDown 1: They go round in circlesARCSDDown 2: Part or parts of fish left inROLEDDown 3: Is it won by the fastest guns in the West?ARMS RACEDDown 4: Another runEXTRADDown 6: Disturbance of increasing volumeUPROARDDown 7: Minds leaving the countryBRAIN DRAINDDown 8: Exclusive treatment for a political offenceBANISHMENTDDown 11: Take quite a time to enjoy membershipBELONGDDown 13: Describing a school at play?SCANDALOUSDDown 14: Decoration acquired over time by a press baron?PAPER CHAINDDown 16: Go flat out arranging a tenancy to rentLETRIPDDown 18: Vehicle quickly becomes a hardtopCARAPACEDDown 21: Bill is on the line expressing agreementACCORDDDown 23: Private lodging provided with little hesitationINNERDDown 24: They may be inflated, say, to being very largeEGOSDDown 25: Near the middleMEAN