The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 28th February 2013 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 28th February 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Owner of shop in Suffolk to be in place of filmsDEBENHAMAAcross 9: Unpleasant author ridiculing pieceHORRIDAAcross 10: 25's namesake of many coloursIRISAAcross 11: 10's work (by 3) of George who wrote Kafka'sSANDCASTLEAAcross 12: Variations in code who could possibly imagine? Not IENIGMAAAcross 14: 25 as clergyman?SKY PILOTAAcross 15: Araucaria in Queer StreetSETTERAAcross 17: Virgin saint eaten by calfVESTALAAcross 20: Flag for 24 across, maybe, also in commendation end to endSTANDARDAAcross 22: 25, singular mate of 25 (we hear)BROOKEAAcross 23: 10's work (quoted from 22 across) causing failure of coinsUNOFFICIALAAcross 24: See 23ROSEAAcross 25: Rugby forward, namesake of 10 and half of 1RUPERTAAcross 26: Oddly notioned period around 12NOONTIDEDDown 1: Positional sense requiring lubrication?BEARINGSDDown 2: Points for 25 when internationalNEWSDDown 3: Demonstrative article repeated by 10THESEADDown 4: Leaders from Bletchley, about 500, found location for shipbuildingTHECLYDEDDown 5: Food from 6 — transfer it to CorpusPROSCIUTTODDown 6: Bring money from Tehran to appropriate part of VeniceRIALTODDown 8: Finding damp round pole, I believe all's oneMONISTDDown 13: Secure release of a prisoner in special offerGETONEFREEDDown 16: Reduce size of electronic friend without intelligenceEMACIATEDDown 18: Left film bird in keeping of assistant by the waterLAKESIDEDDown 19: Mole and air freshener?ADRIANDDown 21: Speaker out of orbit on guest nightTONGUEDDown 22: Author of work by 10 with little piece of 10 and 25BELLOCDDown 24: Pity her loss of initial factsRUTH