The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 25th February 2011 There are 16 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 25th February 2011. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Drama student may be fast to embrace translated GreatsSTAGE-STRUCKAAcross 1: Drama student may be fast to embrace translated GreatsSTAGESTRUCKAAcross 9: Whenever in extremity, nature fights backANYTIMEAAcross 10: Cheetah pulled by cheater?FAST ONEAAcross 11: Layabout takes foreign cops a pancakeDROP SCONEAAcross 12: Perfunctory clueTOKENAAcross 13: Low Countries centre's subject to disputeMOOTAAcross 14: Cuts prize given to rugby playersMEDALLIONSAAcross 16: Charge a percentageCOMMISSIONAAcross 19: Nameless clergyman losing his headANONAAcross 19: Nameless clergyman losing his headANON.AAcross 21: First letter of "porter" and "pub"ALEPHAAcross 22: Embargo following international credit crunchINTERDICTAAcross 24: Agreement to swindle bankerCONCERTAAcross 25: Repudiate EU Green messRENEGUEAAcross 26: Young plants first wrapped in lighter packaging materialTISSUE PAPERDDown 1: Foreman puts a toy train in packaging materialSTYROFOAMPEANUTDDown 2: A sheet hung up by Bonxie, perhapsALIASDDown 3: Flower pushed up through hole in slag heap, sayEYESOREDDown 4: Fabric put over large cheeseTAFFETADDown 5: Throw out steel nutUNSETTLEDDown 6: Cheap spice the pursuit of bell-ringersKNOCKDOWNGINGERDDown 7: Irregular international money orderRANDOMDDown 8: Crowd outside pub turned up to see sportTENNISDDown 15: Overhead kick by PrinceHIGHNESSDDown 16: Opening unfinished part of churchCHANCEDDown 17: Massage small hiatus herniaSHIATSUDDown 18: It's forbidden to cut exposed veinOUTCROPDDown 20: Bottom two numbers?NETHERDDown 23: Quickly make an approachRUN-UPDDown 23: Quickly make an approachRUNUP