The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 14th February 2019 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 14th February 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Female soldiers lock castleFORTRESSAAcross 9: Business leader does, perhaps, return stockBREEDAAcross 10: Behind main squareSEATAAcross 11: Lancaster's collecting new rate for relativesGREATAUNTSAAcross 12: Let Liberal relax with daughterLEASEDAAcross 14: Courtesy of chief rival wounded close to BurgundyCHIVALRYAAcross 15: Fall over in middle of breezy OvalELLIPSEAAcross 17: Opposed to profits at banksAGAINSTAAcross 20: Garden rubbish primarily encourages sloth, maybeEDENTATEAAcross 22: The Spanish fly around conflictTANGLEAAcross 23: Passed front of harbour, also English portHANDEDOVERAAcross 24: What I've got here contributes to ancient historyTHISAAcross 25: Contented double parking in grassHAPPYAAcross 26: Tory hunt victoryCONQUESTDDown 1: Predict toll-free tripsFORETELLDDown 2: Music group releases record — Let It BeSTETDDown 3: Magistrates rise to defend a marine bossSEA GODDDown 4: German city church makes one concentrateESSENCEDDown 5: Helping a person to keep dryABETTINGDDown 6: Name place for 50 in correspondenceREPUTATIONDDown 7: Cutter travelled north to save ItalianEDITORDDown 13: Strip for these gaunt ducksSKINNYDIPSDDown 16: Stalls stocking Times replacementsSTANDBYSDDown 18: Most daft stories appear in random listSILLIESTDDown 19: Notice about Queen Victoria's delivery in courtSERVICEDDown 21: Duke hates novel offering more than one endingDEATHSDDown 22: Broadcast unsettled JohnTHRONEDDown 24: Constant regret follows Tory leaderTRUE