The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 15th February 2018 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 15th February 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Shaking rear in defiance, poisoner with toxic tail aggravated, as stingerSCORPIONAAcross 9: Gangster ducks bad luckHOODOOAAcross 10: Exhausted after try, back in glee making mark on the fieldGOALAAcross 11: Undoubtedly less relaxation ultimately, after organising two functionsDOUBLEDUTYAAcross 12: Power in old chiefSTAPLEAAcross 14: Equality of measure turns to miseryISOMETRYAAcross 15: Withdraw scoreSCRATCHAAcross 17: Pull a motor backwards, three times roundATTRACTAAcross 20: Puzzle has to remain more outrageousBEWILDERAAcross 22: Puzzle setter cross after local entering errorSPHINXAAcross 23: Heated up, warm voice melted heart of modelMICROWAVEDAAcross 24: Country, capital city once guttedLAOSAAcross 25: Stunner covering rear in picture puzzleTEASERAAcross 26: Comparing internal material, knife edges cutting throughLIKENINGDDown 1: Puzzle a ferocious beast, just over half still to go inACROSTICDDown 2: Test of popular opinion after upsetORALDDown 3: Puzzle, cooker not openingRIDDLEDDown 4: Slight cut in hormoneINSULINDDown 5: Laid up in house with minor wound for dressing, relaxCHILL OUTDDown 6: 500 more lousy boxes with devious puzzleWORDSEARCHDDown 7: Notice theme initially in puzzlePOSTERDDown 13: Appropriate force restraining prisoner, immediately aggro startsPLAGIARISEDDown 16: Line holding up outstanding puzzleCODEWORDDDown 18: Puzzle deception set upCONFOUNDDDown 19: Proceeds from event finally attributed to composer?TRAVELSDDown 21: English team having drawn, no one leftEXITEDDDown 22: Upstanding partners in supposed special relationship about to complete puzzleSUDOKUDDown 24: See 10LINE