The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 1st March 2010 There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 1st March 2010. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Ancient city — almost the finestTHEBESAAcross 5: Reserved beach about the end of AugustSET-ASIDEAAcross 9: Sugar made with rare ingredientsDEMERARAAAcross 10: Excessive articles about Western capitalOTTAWAAAcross 11: A dangerous job requires much money before final settlementBOMBDISPOSALAAcross 13: Monkshood, a cure for smoking?COWLAAcross 14: Finally decideCONCLUDEAAcross 17: Theatre attendantPLAYGOERAAcross 18: They naturally run well and their return is celebratedGNUSAAcross 20: Manipulating osteopath rid of one working in similar fieldORTHOPAEDISTAAcross 23: Works in Oxbridge collegesCORPUSAAcross 24: Masters the conversion of hectaresTEACHERSAAcross 25: Supported when given a temporary transferSECONDEDAAcross 26: Discovery means plea is changedESPIALDDown 2: Rushed a hideoutHIEDDDown 3: Pot of ale?BEERBELLYDDown 4: Soldiers find sergeant major over them ingratiatingSMARMYDDown 5: Agrees one was wrong and buys a drink to set things rightSTANDSCORRECTEDDDown 6: Large number of free handoutsTHOUSANDDDown 7: Determined to fightSET-TODDown 8: Very poor description of a beaten boxerDOWN-AND-OUTDDown 12: What may be broken by colonel staggering around bar, drunkCOLLARBONEDDown 15: Offal and joint put together in one vesselLIGHTSHIPDDown 16: Made up a numberCOMPOSEDDDown 19: He stole away from the shorePIRATEDDown 21: Animal finds fruit on riverHIPPODDown 22: Time to come up before a courtAREA