The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 18th February 2013 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 18th February 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Ground and house might be theirsLANDLORDSAAcross 6: Scratch starter?ITCHAAcross 8: Cock-a-hoop, still following CityECSTATICAAcross 9: The short answer about foreign capitalATHENSAAcross 10: Note the world shortageDEARTHAAcross 11: Ill-disposed ladies to be separatedISOLATEDAAcross 12: Unfriendly country, we hearCHILLYAAcross 15: Unnecessary to curtail one's requirementsNEEDLESSAAcross 16: Old coach stationVICTORIAAAcross 19: Part of the Mass is identified with St FrancisASSISIAAcross 21: Embraces sweetheart and wivesESPOUSESAAcross 22: Mountain retreat needs freezer for fishPLAICEAAcross 24: Orphan who was accepted as a Wolf CubMOWGLIAAcross 25: Producing elasticYIELDINGAAcross 26: Worst — and best!BEATAAcross 27: One step up from the gutterKERBSTONEDDown 1: No end of good fortune concerning moneyLUCREDDown 2: Living in the wild, not a flatNATURALDDown 3: Drop a catch in the closeLATCHDDown 4: Disturbance in court, perhapsRUCTIONDDown 5: Propose a broadcast on a serial TV dramaSOAP OPERADDown 6: Elisha ordered to take in male Biblical outcastISHMAELDDown 7: Agreement to study population count is announcedCONSENSUSDDown 13: A drop of the hard stuffHAILSTONEDDown 14: It's a rigid ruleYARDSTICKDDown 17: The first half of this should be consideredTHOUGHTDDown 18: Years possibly follow as a metal testerASSAYERDDown 20: An unpleasant person, but an unnamed oneSO-AND-SODDown 22: Decrease in newspapersPRESSDDown 23: Ocean-designed craft? HardlyCANOE