The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 13th February 2009 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 13th February 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Father means to maintain steady speedGOVERNORAAcross 9: Work on farm, beginning to take old back offTHRESHAAcross 10: Cannabis taken from empty house by Metropolitan PoliceHEMPAAcross 11: Professional killer, dodgy character, seen around East EndRAT-CATCHERAAcross 12: Work on farm with hotel directorHARROWAAcross 14: Troublesome girl and boy not starting to get home by midnightANNOYINGAAcross 15: Leslie's crazy about the old girlDAMSELAAcross 17: Vagrants given transport to outskirts of ParisTRAMPSAAcross 20: Distressed youth? He's kinda cut upSKINHEADAAcross 22: Work on farm and gain immediate victoryWINNOWAAcross 23: Going ahead with record production and performingPRESSINGONAAcross 24: British sailor comes back from Caucasian capitalBAKUAAcross 25: Work on farm with seven starsPLOUGHAAcross 26: Fail to notice remaining ganderOVERLOOKDDown 1: Napoleon, going to Madrid, oddly ignored cemeteryBONEYARDDDown 2: Work on farm, picking some more applesREAPDDown 3: Saint resolved to end warANDREWDDown 4: Cook may use this special shoeSTRAINERDDown 5: Find you have little time for artist?TRACEYEMINDDown 6: A small bird's behindASTERNDDown 8: In France you may be introduced to foreign currency — that's regularly repeatedRITUALDDown 13: Architectural style queer mason developedROMANESQUEDDown 16: Reportedly, I refer to the facultyEYESIGHTDDown 18: Flower not raised somewhere on TeessideSTOCKTONDDown 19: Slow movement of girl taking turn to embrace oneADAGIODDown 21: A bird ascending? It's seen around East Indian stateKERALADDown 22: Victor and Michael, director and producerWINNERDDown 24: Work on farm, given "Bishop's Tipple"BALE