The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 28th February 2022 There are 15 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 28th February 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Minor problem getting horse into riverNIGGLEAAcross 5: Politician in obvious statement of political idiocyTRUMPISMAAcross 9: Wimp has scoop about friend coming backBETAMALEAAcross 10: Underwear found in shopping area aboard shipSMALLSAAcross 11: Being gutless, meddle with Bowie's arrangementDISEMBOWELEDAAcross 13: Double act that's no longer with usDODOAAcross 14: Declare large city locked in? Not after that!ATLATESTAAcross 17: Draw foes out — it should stop a beatingSAFEWORDAAcross 18: Objectives of European nations disturbed some leadersENDSAAcross 20: Look after small personal problem for careless shepherdLITTLEBOPEEPAAcross 23: Illegally approaches player? Fight back is winningTAPSUPAAcross 24: Type of service available en route to popular escapeIN FLIGHTAAcross 24: Type of service available en route to popular escapeINFLIGHTAAcross 25: City of noted square singer who lit up sick soldiersFLORENCEAAcross 26: Old religious type takes crucial lead from natureESSENEDDown 2: Cut up as daughter falls, being murderedICEDDDown 3: Reading so liberally is quite pretentiousGRANDIOSEDDown 4: Pass by the Spanish church featureELAPSEDDown 5: Loud males in heat somehow made them suicidalTHELMAANDLOUISEDDown 6: Fantastic sunlit surroundings for river that's pristineUNSPOILTDDown 7: Training expert in silence, perhapsPEACEDDown 8: Cut team coming second?SILVERSIDEDDown 12: What's more, many back taking on Brussels, for exampleTOCAPITALLDDown 15: It's a stretch to get privates on the groundTHESPLITSDDown 16: Detective's joke sounds a bit crudeHOMESPUNDDown 19: Picture earl with flies undoneSELFIEDDown 21: Thin core becoming small — it could shock youTASERDDown 22: Avoid car accident when temperature dropsSHUN