The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 20th February 2018 There are 13 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 20th February 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Cryptically, how she runs homeHOUSEWIFEAAcross 10: Bare land hereSTRIPAAcross 11: Free to go through again, retaining keyRELIEVEAAcross 12: Girl joining society left in first-class messDEBACLEAAcross 13: Tip: fill the gaps between 7POINTAAcross 14: Drool goes everywhere — he takes it on the chinGOODLOSERAAcross 16: Users get authors to change one of their sourcesROGETSTHESAURUSAAcross 19: Yen increased, provided one invested and got smarter?YUPPIFIEDAAcross 21: He dresses Mother and ChildMASONAAcross 22: Turner cherished small silver dishLASAGNAAAcross 23: Did nurse prepare Mark for weariness?BOREDOMAAcross 24: Fine chimney in Glasgow backs onto courtMULCTAAcross 25: Pass priest eating Northern Irish foodCOLCANNONDDown 1: Insurance for Lib Dems?THIRD PARTYDDown 2: Mike secretly tackling the Italian racket in constructionBUILDINGDDown 3: Bond writer comes into a little moneyCEMENTDDown 4: Lost boring game? That's old hatTILEDDown 5: Contest what bad pupils are told to do?HEAD-TO-HEADDDown 6: Is Lincoln entirely standing up queen?ISABELLADDown 7: Reliable types initially keen to crack emerging economiesBRICKSDDown 8: Part of church, perhaps eastern sectionAPSEDDown 14: Sack actor, high with cocaine, opening at the Abbey?GOTHIC ARCHDDown 15: Bitterness to do with feeling one's ignoredRESENTMENTDDown 17: What pushy drivers do to gain entrance to estateTAIL GATEDDown 17: What pushy drivers do to gain entrance to estateTAILGATEDDown 18: Local chairman's heading offRESIDENTDDown 20: It crushes steel forged under pressurePESTLEDDown 21: Hawk carries this weaponMORTARDDown 22: Story about male constituent of 21LIMEDDown 23: Run off some cloth from old mill town on leavingBOLT