The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 31st March 2008 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 31st March 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 5: Farm building unlikely to collapseSTABLEAAcross 6: Information needed before writing German articleGENDERAAcross 9: East European army ordered to seize a central part of HungaryMAGYARAAcross 10: Relating to main disturbance of a lunaticNAUTICALAAcross 11: Performs, oddly enough, in concertPROMAAcross 12: Families creating pièces de résistanceANCESTRIESAAcross 13: Basis for scoop - guts shown by politician, as seen in other rowsINSIDESTORYAAcross 18: Money doesn't grow on trees - but this does in the PacificBREADFRUITAAcross 21: Beer with creamy head, such as GuinnessALECAAcross 22: Certainly not on track, with one of the two fellows missingOF COURSEAAcross 23: Vehicle for economic improvementPICK UPAAcross 23: Vehicle for economic improvementPICKUPAAcross 24: Wine receiving top mark in pubs and clubsBARSACAAcross 25: Down, for example, in number by day's endCOUNTYDDown 1: Flirtatious type Gladys managed, to some extentLADYSMANDDown 2: Female's contribution to mass productionGLORIADDown 3: Become annoyed and take the lead in court?GETUPSETDDown 4: Leader of expedition on rocky ridge becoming more nervousEDGIERDDown 5: Flight in first airshipSTAIRSDDown 7: Academic bookREADERDDown 8: Dud clues he replaced with new, not as originally plannedUNSCHEDULEDDDown 14: Casual female making appearance in one routineINFORMALDDown 15: Not the first uphill struggle on a trailREASCENTDDown 16: House assembled, with voting system key - excellent!PREFABDDown 17: Destitution of writer - why are you reportedly upset?PENURYDDown 19: One part of deck on shipABOARDDDown 20: First-class spinner following gratuitous advice?TIP-TOPDDown 20: First-class spinner following gratuitous advice?TIPTOP