The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 13th February 2018 There are 16 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 13th February 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Dirty Harry initially lies: Clint Eastwood to verge on dishonestySAILCLOSETOAAcross 9: Damage concerning tailless birdMARABOUAAcross 10: People, in general, back to see filmWESTERNAAcross 11: One sees dialogue of Pale Rider castLIP READERAAcross 11: One sees dialogue of Pale Rider castLIPREADERAAcross 12: Galloped round in this?RODEOAAcross 13: Busy chewing old penCO-OPAAcross 13: Busy chewing old penCOOPAAcross 14: Soft teacher flipping against group punishment herePRISON CAMPAAcross 16: Sliced thin bread — a demise for loaf?BRAIN DEATHAAcross 19: On screen, fellow is handsomeFAIRAAcross 20: Spanish river turns and merges with the French oneLOIREAAcross 21: One might treat this model, picking up Penny on important dateTHERAPISTAAcross 23: Extremist born in leaderless 24TALIBANAAcross 24: Language from computing: the first adopted by Turing?ITALIANAAcross 25: Clearing out desk when sacked, then going offSKEDADDLINGDDown 1: Germ in toilet, pal scrubs awaySTREPTOBACILLUSDDown 2: Fill Tramp's puzzle in the end: incomplete Tramp's for fillingIMBUEDDown 3: Sick in Australia (see hospital below)CHUNDERDDown 4: Ahead in county division after playing side at the topONWARDSDDown 5: Protect nurse: mum concerned with nursing homeENSHRINEDDown 6: Performing too much? Is it end for super Dave Gorman broadcast?OVERDRAMATISINGDDown 7: Remorselessness from rogue — account hiding large giftIMPLACABILITYDDown 8: Fantastic Gran Torino pic is absorbingINCORPORATINGDDown 15: Group of three players sign contractsENSEMBLEDDown 17: Country star in Hollywood, not hot single AmericanESTONIADDown 18: See 1 acrossTHEWINDDDown 22: Violin piece from 6AMATI