The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 26th February 2018 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 26th February 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Boris's hair? Prime minister cut the ends offTHATCHAAcross 4: Badly-dressed seafood stuffed with cut of meatFRUMPISHAAcross 9: Like a tree? Dog may haveBARKEDAAcross 10: Organ stop is sad — piano worseDIAPASONAAcross 11: No way will my relatives be crying here?OVERMYDEADBODYAAcross 13: Hold son?HALF NELSONAAcross 14: Ban means nothing to surgeonVETOAAcross 16: Dog, or part of itTAILAAcross 18: Is that all you can say?VOCABULARYAAcross 21: Lacking rigid opinions, I am not offendedNOHARDFEELINGSAAcross 23: Corresponding with one of the familyRELATIVEAAcross 24: Show pleasure about one turn of phraseSIMILEAAcross 25: In one quarter, no respite at first given to our sailorsNORTHERNAAcross 26: Hold firm in an endlessly boring taskANCHORDDown 1: Train from Bath EastTUBEDDown 2: A c-competitor is comingARRIVALDDown 3: Sort of bank on this route into university?CLEARINGDDown 5: Broadcast a serial, more to cheer us upRAISEMORALEDDown 6: Rockers' old rivals grab exercise bikesMOPEDSDDown 7: Orient's collapse is to comeIN STOREDDown 8: Like a lump fish? It's OKHUNKY-DORYDDown 12: What makes cowards ill?YELLOW FEVERDDown 13: Batsman's aggressive strategy found by accident?HIT-AND-RUNDDown 15: His sounds a possible career?MUSICIANDDown 17: At home more healthy to have respiratorINHALERDDown 19: Agony, using a dreadful hotelANGUISHDDown 20: Poor chap's attempt to be sick is heardWRETCHDDown 22: Clothes one changes in the carGEAR