The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 11th February 2013 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 11th February 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Collected tales of Franco-English PMDECAMERONAAcross 8: Blame one laid on head of Dean SwiftRAPIDAAcross 9: Phone about disruption of trade causing delayRETARDINGAAcross 10: Swindle quietly put together by rogueSCAMPAAcross 12: Close by river or brookENDUREAAcross 13: Frank, ensnared in sex scandal, reveals allEXPLAINSAAcross 14: 1,000-1 betting slip?MISTAKEAAcross 17: Setback for the other sideREVERSEAAcross 20: Suspect hijinks for the departing prodigal?GOINGSONAAcross 22: Stop side moving good manDESISTAAcross 24: Woman who has to polish hardEDITHAAcross 25: Showing where there's a cover-upSCREENINGAAcross 26: A nutcase?SKULLAAcross 27: Kept quiet and withdrawnPRESERVEDDDown 1: River veers roughly northSEVERNDDown 2: Missile launcher fitted to aircraft carriersCATAPULTDDown 3: A point that was put on recordNEEDLEDDown 4: Outsider — a good steeplechaser?BOUNDERDDown 5: Where a shopkeeper needs to carry identificationFASCIADDown 6: Mail sent astray produces complaintsAILMENTSDDown 11: Record the same note twice — it's sharpEPEEDDown 15: Ex-US president takes round new British PMIRON DUKEDDown 16: Touch with an oral greetingKISSDDown 18: Girl holds chap up in DenmarkELSINOREDDown 19: Fabulous supporter of royal armsUNICORNDDown 21: Growing angerNETTLEDDown 22: Got up smartlyDRESSYDDown 23: Sent us out at the end of the daySUNSET