The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 20th February 2008 There are 14 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 20th February 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Wandering fairy's really inadequate without horsePERIPATETICAAcross 9: Wearing down back part of helmet between two identical pointsEROSIVEAAcross 10: Pirate radio broadcast of vulgar tuneCORSAIRAAcross 11: Crawler gives thanks with natural dispositionTARANTULAAAcross 12: Took part of materialSATINAAcross 13: Let's start off with comfortEASEAAcross 14: Vanessa's involved with married ladRED ADMIRALAAcross 16: Magnitude of book's proprietyBRIGHTNESSAAcross 19: Hooter's emission causes many to returnSNOTAAcross 20: Hot stuff written about keeping one's advantageAVAILAAcross 21: Compelled to vault?BOUNDOVERAAcross 23: Fractured if ice grips buildingEDIFICEAAcross 24: Sect limits publicity to one responsible personCULPRITAAcross 25: Almost thrilling sensation when bagging a birdNIGHTINGALEDDown 1: A way in replacing energy that's lost to generating delayPROCRASTINATIONDDown 2: Give up when squadron leader's going to prevailREIGNDDown 3: Supreme being out to take libertiesPRESUMEDDown 4: Score by turning over a bed to house petTOCCATADDown 5: Boring period carries on in this wayTIRESOMEDDown 6: Servant preached about quoting this?CHAPTERANDVERSEDDown 7: Hot leaves, grain and aromatic consumed with elemental batteringWEATHER-BEATENDDown 8: Organised fine opening by Queen through artistic institute as set out in different lettersTRANSLITERATEDDown 15: Confess appropriating heap of old moneySHILLINGDDown 17: Number sanctified is of the highest orderNOBLESTDDown 18: Picked up positive reply about broth from waiter's hintSOUPCONDDown 22: Letter delivered with a becoming conclusionDELTA