The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 11th February 2005 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 11th February 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Fruit in flightAPPLESANDPEARSAAcross 8: Drawers of god reflected holy manPANTSAAcross 9: Delicacy obtained from other racesESCARGOTAAcross 11: Journalist's introduction calculated to create an effectIMPRESSAAcross 12: Scientist found over half the continent ...PASTEURAAcross 13: ... had a word for manHOMMEAAcross 15: Vertical headland in KentSHEERNESSAAcross 17: Creature could be one of 1 acrossALLIGATORAAcross 20: Officer models a service dressCOTTAAAcross 21: Sport editor produces tabloid papersREDTOPSAAcross 23: Vehicle reversed a long way round, which is amazingMIRACLEAAcross 25: Tree seen by River Indus (apart from ourselves)TAMARINDAAcross 26: Shelter is a non-starter, to be frankOVERTAAcross 27: Talk to the Marines about Wagner's work and Churchill'sGATHERINGSTORMDDown 1: Current hit in production here at a suitable venueAMPHITHEATREDDown 2: Nip a bit of cheesecakePIN-UPDDown 2: Nip a bit of cheesecakePINUPDDown 3: Get grease to make spring confectionEASTER EGGDDown 4: Discriminating types seen as imbibing German spiritAGEISTSDDown 5: Double round the city ten timesDECUPLEDDown 6: Taken to court on several countsEARLSDDown 7: New deal for vote loser? HardlyROOSEVELTDDown 10: Cheney starts trading US armaments - the clot!CRASSAMENTUMDDown 14: Sensational acts curtailing music over much of 19MELODRAMADDown 16: Tear up the street across South American city, causing violent unrestRACERIOTSDDown 18: Put up with a row, though making one more irritableTESTIERDDown 19: Man rose and hurried round fastRAMADANDDown 22: Elements of Christendom aghast at scene of bombingOMAGHDDown 24: Lines written by Roman overturning beliefCREDO