The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 12th February 2016 There are 15 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 12th February 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Working class under this perhaps even better?FLAT CAPAAcross 1: Working class under this perhaps even better?FLATCAPAAcross 5: Bad egg, Albert partially retired and scroungedBLAGGEDAAcross 9: I'm going to pass on gold framesADIEUAAcross 10: One takes off with paper — good things for saleTEST PILOTAAcross 11: Harry H Corbett: a cross windbagCHATTERBOXAAcross 12: Rag and BoneRIBAAcross 14: Moving girl, Steptoe and Son: they might move furniture?POLTERGEISTSAAcross 18: Maybe watch here — dodgy back? Steptoe runs insideBREAST POCKETAAcross 21: Lug stuff that's no goodEARAAcross 22: Wearing sweatshirt that's most blackSWARTHIESTAAcross 25: Hercules struggling to carry old Steptoe: like his attitude?LECHEROUSAAcross 26: Row over current smellNOISEAAcross 27: Arrange rubbish at front of carriageDISPOSEAAcross 28: Economical yard after the short argumentTHRIFTYDDown 1: Endlessly lie when taking care of failureFIASCODDown 2: Part of hoof upset horse?ANIMALDDown 3: See, audience judges work here?COURTHOUSEDDown 4: Head, essentially dirty old manPATERDDown 5: See man, mostly well offBISHOPRICDDown 6: While touring album peaksALPSDDown 7: Lots of prospects after this good antique career?GOLD RUSHDDown 8: Files a bit around footDATABASEDDown 13: One calling out "help" on programme after turning over filmTELEPHONERDDown 15: "Sort rubbish? We must go outside" — put down characters without script?TYPEWROTEDDown 16: Rests back in a bed and let oneself downABSEILEDDDown 17: Balconies tense? Royal Ascot meeting?TERRACESDDown 19: Concerning story, fellow gets helpRELIEFDDown 20: Determined, picking up bargain at end of daySTEELYDDown 23: Place again on TVRESETDDown 24: Woman's over leading actorHERO