The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 23rd February 2016 There are 19 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 23rd February 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Ancient Scotsman curls firstPERMIANAAcross 5: Embrace internet bride?ESPOUSEAAcross 10: He presses on in fury, close to despairIRONERAAcross 11: What those afraid of the dark want to stumble acrossALIGHTONAAcross 12: Gremlin in one's pianoIMPAAcross 13: Furious with rotten fraudsterMADOFFAAcross 14: Colour of suit occupying writerPEA-GREENAAcross 15: Airborne gaggle of hidebound EnglishSKEINAAcross 16: Inferior lyricist of appalling operettasPOETASTERAAcross 19: Those prophesying doom of Corbyn back off, beginning to admire his alternativeJEREMIAHSAAcross 21: Damn dogs chase Charles awayCURSEAAcross 24: Iron Lady contrarily embracing little in the women's movementFEMINISMAAcross 26: Resemble modern pound symbolEMBLEMAAcross 27: Finally wave bye-bye and go outEBBAAcross 28: Boy is allowed pot for outdoor useBILLYCANAAcross 29: Edges away from manic small creatureANIMALAAcross 30: Relief for the ailing socialist ideal after change of leadersBED RESTAAcross 30: Relief for the ailing socialist ideal after change of leadersBEDRESTAAcross 31: Notorious actress and oddly bleary FBI agentBERGMANDDown 2: Designate European rescue vessel to guard strip of waterEARMARKDDown 3: Cutter heading to Malta with all on board P&O linerMANDOLINEDDown 4: Commercial break lacking purposeADRIFTDDown 6: Gear for winter and spring workersSKI PANTSDDown 7: Men embracing the alternativeOTHERDDown 8: Slav heading to exit after Poles receive "nul points"SLOVENEDDown 9: Change here can prompt renewal of cordial relationsRAPPROCHEMENTDDown 17: The ultimate in luxurious jewellery for the belly is staggering!STUMBLINGDDown 18: Garibaldi, perhaps, dropping it in his herbal teaHIBISCUSDDown 20: She prays alone before standing on bugEREMITEDDown 22: Czech barman and I entranced by Stan Wawrinka's bottomSMETANADDown 23: Lower moral character between the sheets upset Home CountiesDEBASEDDown 25: Sidle round to bag loungerIDLER