The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 9th February 2007 There are 16 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 9th February 2007. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Sycophantic son's excessiveSLAVISHAAcross 5: Allowance for advice in dispatchSTIPENDAAcross 9: Second of Egyptologists enters exposed digNUDGEAAcross 10: Bordering a hypotenuse?ALONGSIDEAAcross 11: Gambler decapitated thiefPECULATORAAcross 12: Change people in commercialAMENDAAcross 13: Boy wanting more tobaccoTWISTAAcross 15: Development in old disputeEXTENSIONAAcross 18: Discuss protecting small well for ShriverCONFESSORAAcross 19: Traded in wood tar initiallyDEALTAAcross 21: Dicky came across college in ArabiaMECCAAAcross 23: Don not working? Issue a reprimand!DRESS DOWNAAcross 25: Noticing alumnus's helpOBSERVANTAAcross 26: Surrender the French wayLEAVEAAcross 27: Acts of betrayal aren't so badTREASONAAcross 28: Blame drink for relationshipRAPPORTDDown 1: Joiner caught in rain in play areaSANDPITDDown 2: Caught in increasing dependenceADDICTIONDDown 3: I buy the bestIDEALDDown 4: Diplomat's rude and cruelHEARTLESSDDown 5: Tory in acrimonious purgeSCOURDDown 6: Trouble in Reading is entrenchedINGRAINEDDDown 7: Gentry settled in eastern SpainELITEDDown 8: Research done initially during study in ChinaDRESDENDDown 14: Ruth uses a different reference bookTHESAURUSDDown 16: Persecutor fell upon guideTORMENTORDDown 17: Her lover excited Marina, tooINAMORATODDown 18: Dressing old politician in chargeCOMPOSTDDown 20: Hit chap in relationshipTANGENTDDown 22: Earl supports players in stationCASTEDDown 23: In the morning king is haggardDRAWNDDown 24: One stuck in puddle in old countySALOP