The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 17th February 2006 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 17th February 2006. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Eric gets doctor in real troubleAMBLERAAcross 5: Homes & Gardens, perhaps, allows one to escape from life as it isREALTYAAcross 8: US president died in house abroadMADISONAAcross 9: Oil company turns over alternative for plantPOTHERBAAcross 11: Waves, being very often unseenULTRAVIOLETRAYSAAcross 12: Drinks for the young?TOTSAAcross 13: Initial plan drifts aimlessly on drifterFIRSTDRAFTAAcross 17: As a lodger, there's less than sufficient in it for classification as a nativeINDIGENOUSAAcross 18: A cat is of very little matterATOMAAcross 20: A 4 - pray the treatment may effect a cureAVERSION THERAPYAAcross 23: Live at home after a short break as an artistHOLBEINAAcross 24: Get out, caught off a no-ball, perhapsEXTRACTAAcross 25: Man with a line at 90°, first to lastANGLERAAcross 26: Poles without very foreign accentSTRESSDDown 2: Acted as go-between, taking time and thoughtMEDITATEDDDown 3: Oriental sailor, a rogue changing sidesLASCARDDown 4: Leading Republicans' euphemism naively downplaying illegal torture in other nationsRENDITIONDDown 5: Do this to an outcastREPELDDown 6: Singular Anglo-Saxon orientationATTITUDEDDown 7: Letter from the reserveTHETADDown 8: Primate's alternative nomenclatureMOUNTAIN ASHDDown 10: Record comment of satisfied guest?BESTTIMEYETDDown 14: People not having the right to quarters with the street as their resortSQUATTERSDDown 15: Beads for starlets?ASTRAGALSDDown 16: Inside is where bird beginsEGGSHELLDDown 19: It's preferable when dry to get in a drinkBETTERDDown 21: She needs length and spaceELLENDDown 22: Proprietor or new managementOWNER