The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 17th February 2015 There are 13 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 17th February 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 5: Indication of intelligence in, for example, this coterieCLIQUEAAcross 6: British group informally making lots of poundsSTONESAAcross 9: French fighter I arm as ordered, somehowARAMISAAcross 10: I said vessel will do for cosmeticEYELINERAAcross 11: Kind of garment it's good to haveGOWNAAcross 12: Ostentatious behaviour in small house, part of building belonging to femaleSHOWINGOFFAAcross 13: Harshness of Australian reduced when in powerASTRINGENCYAAcross 18: Temperature in cider isn't changing in barsINTERDICTSAAcross 21: Part of speech that's authenticECHTAAcross 22: Fugitive has to rush a barrierRUNAGATEAAcross 23: They are pushed to clean bachelor accommodationBROOMSAAcross 24: Disciplines daughter and son at end of reformed lifeFIELDSAAcross 25: Ancient character in British island, or part of oneBRUNEIDDown 1: 6 or 24 for some American players, peripherally definedDIAMONDSDDown 2: Sharks in harboursNURSESDDown 3: Use a particular number showing energy on the increaseETHERISEDDown 4: Blackening popular rulerINKINGDDown 5: What's in 1 that's good for dating?CARBONDDown 7: Drive away from Tennessee officeSEEOFFDDown 8: Need concert arranged? Staged reunionRECONNECTEDDDown 14: Punishments for serious offences getting one down, for exampleREDCARDSDDown 15: Cotton fabric being worn, new in islandCRETONNEDDown 16: Overwhelm with English disease turning upENGULFDDown 17: Letter from Greek doctor and I showing figures found on 14RHOMBIDDown 19: What can be found in Tate, namely a work of artENAMELDDown 20: Hitch in vehicle heading north in part of citySUBURB