The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 12th February 2018 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 12th February 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Position at end of battle after officer's retreatLOCATEAAcross 4: Radical replacing agnostic's in charge, having an official staffSCEPTREDAAcross 9: Second home of modest form, such as stoker usesSHOVELAAcross 10: Noble short crusade given God's protectionMARQUESSAAcross 11: Wartime provision made by Disraeli — rather unorthodoxAIR-RAID SHELTERAAcross 13: Pious argument repelled all on aboard, you might sayWORSHIPFULAAcross 14: Larva eats rootGRUBAAcross 16: River — harmful water sourceRILLAAcross 18: Decorative scrollwork details on limoCARTOUCHESAAcross 21: Finding success, mother and knight agreed to differMAKINGTHEGRADEAAcross 23: Leading couples refused to attend agency courseTENDENCYAAcross 24: Very game old soldier returning punchVIGOURAAcross 25: Deliberately furtive about online meeting?SEDATELYAAcross 26: Colleges of yore catering for allUNISEXDDown 1: Many turning tail never to be foundLOSTDDown 2: Episcopal staff from down under featured in HeraldCROZIERDDown 3: Divine government chief welcomed by people in generalTHEARCHYDDown 5: Fireside repository of weird occult tales?COAL SCUTTLEDDown 6: Sound made by little dogs is irritatingPIQUESDDown 7: Tenant clutching bottle's last to come in againRE-ENTERDDown 7: Tenant clutching bottle's last to come in againREENTERDDown 8: Extremely desperate copyists giving marks outDESCRIBESDDown 12: Overlooking the very last pair, Nutmeg's almost uselessIMPRACTICALDDown 13: Collaborators make worst bombsWORKMATESDDown 15: Protective paperGUARDIANDDown 17: Compared with acquaintance in song (foreign)LIKENEDDDown 19: Ghastly appeal for sanctuary has nothing in itHIDEOUSDDown 20: Introduce trendy judge without filling courtINJECTDDown 22: Nonconformist church raised cross — what's the point?CRUX