The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 23rd February 2015 There are 14 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 23rd February 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: A case of mixed datesANACHRONISMAAcross 9: Bill prepared for postingPLACARDAAcross 10: Strips study used for revisionDENUDESAAcross 11: There's no alibi to put out for the cancellationABOLITIONAAcross 12: Cross-country?MALTAAAcross 13: The present month, in a wayINSTAAcross 14: One loses one's head getting no permissions to make chimney cornersINGLENOOKSAAcross 16: Experts on the rocks?GEOLOGISTSAAcross 19: Kind of gun with catches reversedSTENAAcross 20: A bird's damASWANAAcross 21: He's not bound to release a spyFREE AGENTAAcross 23: It may result in a painful admissionTORTUREAAcross 24: Top game can be the very devilDIABOLOAAcross 25: ’Arf a mo!SPLIT SECONDDDown 1: Nonplussed, having mislaid the script?ATALOSSFORWORDSDDown 2: You can count on themABACIDDown 3: He built a wall and kept rain outHADRIANDDown 4: Maybe first or second row in examORDINALDDown 5: Move west from Wyoming in terrible disgraceIGNOMINYDDown 6: Possibly the safest course for non-pedestriansMIDDLE-OF-THE-ROADDDown 7: No roles for dumb blondes, presumablySPEAKINGPARTSDDown 8: An illegal dispatchASSASSINATIONDDown 15: He stands for EnglandJOHN BULLDDown 17: Inspire about fifty to make changes in speechINFLECTDDown 18: Downtrodden machine workerTREADLEDDown 22: A doctor tours the French battle sceneALAMO