The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 14th February 2006 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 14th February 2006. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Crude metal with crude definition of copper to decrease?PIG IRONAAcross 5: Weapon did its job on maidenCUTLASSAAcross 9: Plant the first of acorns handed overAGAVEAAcross 10: Is he seen as somewhat dictatorial by nothing being given to the left?TONY BLAIRAAcross 11: How to pay in terms of golf?CHIPANDPINAAcross 12: One can tell automatically oxygen involved - it's basicATOMAAcross 14: Blue public transporter in a state found in yellow streamULTRAMARINEAAcross 18: One suit for all the ship's officersQUARTERDECKAAcross 21: Name of authors' family friends unfamiliar to the BritishAMISAAcross 22: Action taken by queen vacating throne that's on the cardsROYAL FLUSHAAcross 25: Araucaria's indecipherable anagram to ignore letters of "bread"CHILE PINEAAcross 26: An animal turned, one turned painfully?ANKLEAAcross 27: Once more bring in dance, twist etcREELECTAAcross 28: Look into a proposal by model in the Sun, perhapsTABLOIDDDown 1: Fish, one established?PLAICEDDown 2: One of six monarchs keen to get pregnantGRAVIDDDown 3: Leave a true drunk to make further judgementREEVALUATEDDown 4: Scores are famousNOTEDDDown 5: Potential employee Frank had for breakfastCANDIDATEDDown 6: Join up to make brassTUBADDown 7: Bloody scene in a club with mob violence on the upABATTOIRDDown 8: Device which cuts grass ultimately to get neaterSTRIMMERDDown 13: Spooner's reason why mutton's off the menu, providing a more tender choiceRACK OF LAMBDDown 15: Bomber's inaccuracy is featured in The Times initiallyTERRORISTDDown 16: Panda to cause shock eating one of four childrenSQUAD CARDDown 17: Free from filth, it is mad?SANITISEDDown 19: Mad flierCUCKOODDown 20: Unfinished article interpreted as yarnTHREADDDown 23: A man's instrumentAGENTDDown 24: Goddess offering wine to make man liveHEBE