The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 12th February 2019 There are 17 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 12th February 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Present of diamonds possibly overwhelming doctorSUBMITAAcross 4: Songwriter's welcoming party for French starBARDOTAAcross 9: It's not seen as a theoretical universal presenceDARKAAcross 10: A nut: with scarce bother, it's shelledCRUSTACEANAAcross 11: Angelfish skirting East RiverCHERUBAAcross 12: Increase closeness? Murmur 'I would, if end of day'HUMIDIFYAAcross 13: PC element of academic releasing female for collegePROCESSORAAcross 15: Resort to autumn retreat, having finished workingFALLAAcross 16: See 15BACKAAcross 17: Evolutionary gambles taken by male to reveal Darwin's craftHMSBEAGLEAAcross 21: Lacking capital, sweetheart? Robbery proceeds would make restorationOVERHAULAAcross 22: Surviving, once one is protected by explosiveEXTANTAAcross 24: Speechless Donald Trump's inside, powerless and adrift without lead from business?DUMBSTRUCKAAcross 25: See 15UP ONAAcross 25: See 15UPONAAcross 26: Rebel bookkeeping entry?CONTRAAAcross 27: Main messenger coming to a fishy endTRITONDDown 1: Buster's dishSMASHERDDown 2: Dispute, but not about gang member?BIKERDDown 3: Might you unconsciously be taken by this stylish new reporter on the Guardian?INCUBUSDDown 5: First-class maths problem that does not present a jolly wheezeASTHMADDown 6: Play for real?DOCUDRAMADDown 7: Blubbery? Fat? Rule otherwise!TEARFULDDown 8: Rubbish study, perhaps, about flashy aftermath of explosion?MUSHROOM CLOUDDDown 14: Macho singer's key indicator of Mozart work in con brio renditionCOCKROBINDDown 16: Temporary camp pen holding very orthodox union activist leadersBIVOUACDDown 18: Wave from food producer going round aboutBREAKERDDown 19: Old leader's sort of greenLINCOLNDDown 20: See 9MATTERDDown 23: West Country town not about to have a digTAUNT