The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 7th February 2019 There are 16 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 7th February 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Anger in pub leading to sustained assaultBARRAGEAAcross 5: Essential couple of coins, one not EnglishCENTRALAAcross 9: Have a fag to improve one's moodLIGHT UPAAcross 10: Deadly acid of copper to engulf huge area shortlyPRUSSICAAcross 11: All welcome here, but we have not decided on kind of dance musicOPEN HOUSEAAcross 12: Defence of road going to close, say?ALIBIAAcross 13: Homes in Geordieland are mostly smallNEARSAAcross 15: Finding fault with moving divan back and embracing while husband's awayDEBUGGINGAAcross 17: Popular bet: Reverend to retreat, lacking a lot of backboneVERTEBRALAAcross 19: Jelly-like film?ASPICAAcross 22: Nearly half the smelling salts used in coordinated shotsSALVOAAcross 23: Be reasonable — blonde is not that goodFAIRSFAIRAAcross 25: Take credit, limiting doctor's pomposityBOMBASTAAcross 26: European's warm emotion three quarters occludedSLOVENEAAcross 27: They leave the country from old seaside townsEXPORTSAAcross 28: Judge an aristocrat by his voiceACCOUNTDDown 1: Benefit everyone received that's subject to inflationBALLOONDDown 2: Old poems of dogma, essentially varied in interpretationRIG-VEDADDown 2: Old poems of dogma, essentially varied in interpretationRIGVEDADDown 3: A long letterAITCHDDown 4: Lecturer always welcomes a kiss and some moneyEXPOUNDERDDown 5: Employing spades, manage woodCOPSEDDown 6: Severe pain sends tormented Algerian round the bendNEURALGIADDown 7: Barman almost got up — wrong one!ROSSINIDDown 8: Securing army officer to rise against one he swore to serve?LOCKINGDDown 14: Old beast gets up and over, painful to listen toSTEGOSAURDDown 16: With Indian food, case for ordering cold waterBALTIC SEADDown 17: Nasty housing relative makes available to viewVISIBLEDDown 18: Way for Pom to get some seafood?ROLLMOPDDown 20: French city spread over dead flat areaPLATEAUDDown 21: In summary, little bird heading off for streamCURRENTDDown 23: Time to put in charges for parish eventsFETESDDown 24: Neckwear almost strangles one philosopherSTOIC