The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 29th February 2008 There are 16 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 29th February 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Gatherings of medium intelligenceSEANCESAAcross 5: Row about missing love letters from financial adviserTIPSTERAAcross 9: Whisper from Donne, true renderingUNDERTONEAAcross 10: Which good people are 18?GRACEAAcross 11: Democratic spirit that is beatenDRUMAAcross 12: Student of behaviour raised to lieutenant, his ego massagedETHOLOGISTAAcross 14: Land of mercy, Prussian styleCYPRUSAAcross 15: Machiavellian German admiral traps Bond's bossSCHEMERAAcross 16: Artist's model not so well in frontSICKERTAAcross 18: Happy but not boundlessly so?FULLOFAAcross 20: Photo of artist with foreparts of Cynic and artistRADIOGRAPHAAcross 21: Engineer to turn to PremingerOTTOAAcross 24: Investigate about 1 - 1 down, that isNOISEAAcross 25: Spike managed infiltrating it on journeyITINERANTAAcross 26: One to try feminine ending another yearESSAYERAAcross 27: Think about thallium being yellowGUTLESSDDown 1: Stable with cat of a "long and sad tale" - which idiot's tale's 18?SOUNDDDown 2: See 1ANDFURYDDown 3: Which people not standing and staring are 18? Many areCAREDDown 4: Canine register of land north of the borderSCOTTISH TERRIERDDown 5: See 18THEJOYSOFSPRINGDDown 6: Classify very small opening to accommodate bruised egoPIGEONHOLEDDown 7: Former rule in Turkmenistan which covers costumesTSARISMDDown 8: Tenant without ecstasy to appear againRE-ENTERDDown 8: Tenant without ecstasy to appear againREENTERDDown 13: Put me between your legs, twisted in macabre styleGRUESOMELYDDown 16: Athos's clue? Which bearded soldier was 18?STRANGEDDown 17: No gentleman succumbs to assistants of courseCADDIESDDown 19: You Hamlet, say? Partly - an atrocityOUTRAGEDDown 22: See 16OATHSDDown 23: Come across 1 down - which egg (according to Mercutio) is 18?MEAT