The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 10th February 2017 There are 13 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 10th February 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 5: Pluck wings of excellent chickenPULLETAAcross 6: Enjoy eating silver plantLOVAGEAAcross 9: Priest tucking into old important part of dietSTAPLEAAcross 10: Single about American with brightly coloured old bomberENOLAGAYAAcross 11: Rocket with special propeller?SOARAAcross 12: Side with niece, furious about resistance to part of divorce proceedingsDECREE NISIAAcross 13: Saw leader of Keystone Cops coming back for dessertSPOTTED DICKAAcross 18: Manual worker translated Mao sonnetsSTONEMASONAAcross 21: Rabbit found in hospital kitchensTALKAAcross 22: Line edited in letter by politician cut shortPEDIGREEAAcross 23: Drink claiming Australian with large bellyPAUNCHAAcross 24: Colour of medicinal plant containing iodineSIENNAAAcross 25: Loud insect drowning a request for silenceFLASHYDDown 1: Upset apple cart, ignoring European rubbishCLAPTRAPDDown 2: Turned up to get on with last part of mythical storyLEGENDDDown 3: Bolt in trouble, turned up nursing broken toes at end of raceGOTOSEEDDDown 4: Round Table member finds cart carrying the heads of Guinevere and ArthurGAWAINDDown 5: Beat Irishman to get short part in playPATROLDDown 7: Pass gargoyle's bottom left on part of churchELAPSEDDown 8: Naughty Peter cheats to become classroom's blue-eyed boyTEACHER'S PETDDown 14: Soldier briefly sheltering in shade of treeTAMARINDDDown 15: Put out to be taken in by damn pickpocketCUTPURSEDDown 16: Highlight small lockSTRESSDDown 17: Brave pull by youth leaderPLUCKYDDown 19: Secured lead in new organisationNAILEDDDown 20: Mate captured by crew coming back for incendiary fuelNAPALM