The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 3rd February 2017 There are 14 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 3rd February 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Mark of rank taken by King HarryBADGERAAcross 5: Book a woman into bed? On the contraryADAMBEDEAAcross 9: Circling Shed 26, old man taps cheekCHUTZPAHAAcross 10: Arrest criminal John-Paul!SARTREAAcross 11: Native American at the Alamo, say, quietly getting overinvolved?MISSIONCREEPAAcross 13: Indicate private is about to be canned?SIGNAAcross 14: Told to go into a communal meeting? One didn'tABSENTEEAAcross 17: One spotted boy by turning one wayLADYBIRDAAcross 18: Plant elder, perhapsSAGEAAcross 20: Little fellow in conflict with car — this will provide comprehensive supportWELFARE STATEAAcross 23: Member of large family in the way gets a funny lookSQUINTAAcross 24: In a fit, people easily influencedAMENABLEAAcross 25: Endlessly continue holding tool in dishKEDGEREEAAcross 26: So doctor held these up for approvalTHUMBSDDown 2: Something hurting at end of facial hairACHEDDown 3: Pounds on the door?GATEMONEYDDown 4: Some more pastrami makes a mealREPASTDDown 5: Wills and Harry? Troublesome pair, as Anne heardANHEIRANDASPAREDDown 6: Criminal deserving the firing squad?ARSONISTDDown 7: Having lesson in parts, messenger lacking EnglishBARERDDown 8: Force randy Greek to swerveDARKENERGYDDown 12: Animosity about responsibilities is concerning roguesPICARESQUEDDown 15: Horror film making a fortune about initiation into sexNOSFERATUDDown 16: Main road more important, it's said, for one leaving the countryMIGRATORDDown 19: Hidden in dead part of AustraliaLATENTDDown 21: Love affair with office work? Not IFLINGDDown 22: Cry, then one needed to lighten upBLUB