The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 12th February 2014 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 12th February 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Blur in Country House, initially Oasis top it for urbanitySOPHISTICATIONAAcross 9: Dish, American, to make controversial issueHOT POTATOAAcross 10: A dirty woman turning up in cityTULSAAAcross 11: Time to second, reviewing watch?OMEGAAAcross 12: Slight on Shadow Chancellor — "endlessly disgusting person”SLIMEBALLAAcross 13: 12 mark papers almost on timeMIDNIGHTAAcross 14: Service providing part of rangeMASSIFAAcross 17: Press in fat mostly resting on backSUPINEAAcross 19: Composition of gold advanced where Ronnie Biggs escapedORATORIOAAcross 22: Magnificent golfer avoiding extremes in drive over treeROYAL PALMAAcross 24: School gate disheartened fat kid?PODGEAAcross 25: Business language includes jargonSLANGAAcross 26: Detailed member in supermarket training contractTELESCOPEAAcross 27: Idiot caught — arrest protects more skimpily dressed women insideCHINLESSWONDERDDown 1: Teacher around toilets catching two characters in bathroom having bit on the side?SCHOOLMISTRESSDDown 2: Primarily pointing out Tim Henman’s earlier answer: “Djokovich is grass lover”POTHEADDDown 3: Current loan is to get settled, making withdrawalISOLATIONDDown 4: Almost how elite two became Starsky and Hutch in reorganisation — just accept it!THATSTHEDDown 5: See 4COOKIEDDown 6: Handle trophyTITLEDDown 7: They help things run smoothly, setting up points on a Renault?OILCANSDDown 8: Unsightly large one picking up hooker might have oneCAULIFLOWER EARDDown 15: Spread toast, left off plain starterANTIPASTODDown 16: See 4CRUMBLESDDown 18: Praise oddly covers half-hearted disco song — hard to use notes?PAY CASHDDown 20: Actor's description of Starsky and Hutch's wheels?REDFORDDDown 21: See 4WAYTHEDDown 23: Sign name to enterLOG ONDDown 23: Sign name to enterLOGON