The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 23rd February 2005 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 23rd February 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: The only good woman abroad - but she's a dishSOLEBONNEFEMMEAAcross 9: A girl has to get her weight right for a job at the BeebANNOUNCERAAcross 10: Actress with nothing to boast about?GARBOAAcross 11: Poor student transported on the lower deckORLOPAAcross 12: Scheme of lover somewhat rudely set asideOVERRULEDAAcross 13: Uncharacteristic feature of log?MANTISSAAAcross 14: Location of Seoul once selectCHOSENAAcross 17: 24 state of untidy chaosNUDITYAAcross 19: Like many clues in the French gameLA CROSSEAAcross 19: Like many clues in the French gameLACROSSEAAcross 22: Old emperor is buried in RombergSIGISMUNDAAcross 24: Public backing to protect a ministerOVERTAAcross 25: Opening of space attemptENTRYAAcross 26: Cancel opening event for being about a minute overdueELIMINATEAAcross 27: 6 felt heart beat for a forebearALFRED THE GREATDDown 1: Politician with something of the night?SHADOWMINISTERDDown 2: It's nothing to put on a pound, giving rise to fatLANOLINDDown 3: Plan for a pornographic picture?BLUEPRINTDDown 4: Postmortem on rise of currency over harvestNECROPSYDDown 5: What an apprentice may become, but not at firstEARNERDDown 6: Old king failing to make the gradeEDGARDDown 7: Game of witsMARBLESDDown 8: How a handsome curate may look for interestGOODINVESTMENTDDown 15: Schooling that's acutely distressing?HARROWINGDDown 16: Golf club refreshmentSANDWICHDDown 18: Modern technology's at one's fingertipsDIGITALDDown 20: Leak this with a number for cross-referenceSEEPAGEDDown 21: Honest journalist produced pulpPUREEDDDown 23: Leo, the first sign given by a philosopherSAYER