The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 15th February 2017 There are 17 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 15th February 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Hack cried off, finding somewhere to relaxDECK CHAIRAAcross 1: Hack cried off, finding somewhere to relaxDECKCHAIRAAcross 6: Faithful chap from Egypt, caught listening inCOPTAAcross 8: Originally, Neil and I met dancing togetherIN TANDEMAAcross 9: Superman repelled by feeding clipped dogCYBORGAAcross 10: Communication from landlordLETTERAAcross 11: Press, given summons, went berserkRAMPAGEDAAcross 12: Order I'm not sure about — it's fishyMULLETAAcross 15: Person attending medical pioneer touring north-eastLISTENERAAcross 16: Dirty and unkempt American bastard keeping liberal cleric out of workSLOBBISHAAcross 19: Tick off what fractious child may have on journey?CARPETAAcross 21: German aboard mother ship who'll try to run you downMALIGNERAAcross 22: Bring round after grand gameGROUSEAAcross 24: Feast from Italy with wife in control at firstDIWALIAAcross 25: Nutmeg caught in local doing nothingINACTIVEAAcross 26: Gawp at dog leaping fencesOGLEAAcross 27: Regulations sadly lacking on theatre closuresLIGATURESDDown 1: Moron expected sandwiches, not cheese, to start withDUNCEDDown 2: This bit of property changing hands would cause gossipCHATTELDDown 3: Tree, one apt to give way by the sound of itCEDARDDown 4: Leader at sea, reversing car across vergeADMIRALDDown 5: Notes from Gibraltar?ROCK MUSICDDown 6: Vehicle, with case finally inside, leaves from farmCABBAGEDDown 7: Keep going south, always in custody of Nancy's dadPERSEVEREDDown 13: Paul doing puzzles for publishing onlineUPLOADINGDDown 14: Contest with entry of nine arranged every three yearsTRIENNIALDDown 17: Force new partner to bag up silverBRIGADEDDown 18: Husband, not sinless but something of a catch?HERRINGDDown 20: Bird table visited by duckROOSTERDDown 22: Good worker tackling tip of iceberg in TitanicGIANTDDown 23: "S" abbreviated means "shields"SAVES