The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 14th February 2018 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 14th February 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Large sum advanced, except for bank vault content?GOLDBARAAcross 5: Tasteless entrances by one backward duckINSIPIDAAcross 9: Bishop withdraws from loaded numbers gameLOTTOAAcross 10: Satisfied with comedy brothers broadcast, all the boxes being ticked?FULLMARKSAAcross 11: Moving elsewhere, rejected old king breaks into allowanceRELOCATIONAAcross 12: Stout-sounding person's last stand?BIERAAcross 14: 1,000 quickly pocketed in criminal delight — fancy!IDLETHOUGHTAAcross 18: Managed kitchen in nude — daft as clear soup!UNTHICKENEDAAcross 21: See 2BEARAAcross 22: Variety broadcast: "Miss Fitzgerald at New York"MISCELLANYAAcross 25: Receivers question broadcast entertainmentRADIOSHOWAAcross 26: Member of rock band that blazed a trail?COMETAAcross 27: Right way to secure Guardian's precise directionDUE WESTAAcross 28: Remains of small house one expectedRESIDUEDDown 1: Cut by aluminium — blood everywhereGALOREDDown 2: Peanuts stand starsLITTLEDDown 3: "Working as fast as possible" at the heart of perverse "British complaint"BRONCHITISDDown 4: Crafty makeover, note, to get really attractiveREFITDDown 5: Telling off about orange tank tops wrongly takenILL-GOTTENDDown 6: A comedy classic — but not 13 as far as 7 is concernedSOMEDDown 7: Breakfast TV series?PORRIDGEDDown 8: Separate, hellish destination holiday islandDISCRETEDDown 13: Old Nick ogles Oz for moulding into Earth's ideal locationGOLDILOCKSDDown 15: See 6LIKEITHOTDDown 16: Was the leader — having gagged Brown — made to take responsibility?LUMBEREDDDown 17: Appear to favour both sides of violin (one taken from Glen)STRADDLEDDown 19: Medium infiltrates bizarre adult religious authorityTALMUDDDown 20: Bush, being well on right, let offMYRTLEDDown 23: I say restricting crossword setters is to display fear!COWERDDown 24: See 13ZONE