The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 22nd February 2019 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 22nd February 2019. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: See 4SHEETSTOTHEWINDAAcross 9: Boots' foremost more luxurious make-upBLUSHERAAcross 10: Charlie left outside in a tizzyEXCITEDAAcross 11: Midsummer Day ends with a group of sailorsRYAAAcross 12: Quiet period for percussion, around 50 cents?THEDOLDRUMSAAcross 13: See 20THEHATCHESAAcross 15: See 18OTICAAcross 18: Symbolic house of the listener?SEMIAAcross 20: Regularly abreast, saving time for the news? Drink up and get ready for the worstBATTEN DOWNAAcross 23: Flipping competition car reverses, breaking a kneecap in bitsPANCAKERACEAAcross 25: Environment suitable for tailless mammalSEAAAcross 26: Be lavish and encourage the snake promoterPUSHTHEAAcross 27: See 26BOATOUTAAcross 28: He dealt poorly with non-monogamous behaviour, being lazySWINGINGTHELEADDDown 1: Why said boozer is among places for those who like to indulgeSYBARITESDDown 2: Copy letter in delightEMULATEDDown 3: Polynesian artist grabbing a paintbrush at lastTAHITIANDDown 4: There may be two edits then, corrected after the girl gets drunkTHREEDDown 5: In days gone by, receiving only television's first channelTHESOLENTDDown 6: Old money does badly, if copper is involvedESCUDODDown 7: Possible property holding in quaint, rustic settingINTRUSTDDown 8: Guys overwhelmed by debts start to defaultDUDESDDown 14: A Philistine in church? Christmas must be coming up for one so fickleCHAMELEONDDown 16: Got hold of shank?CONTACTEDDDown 17: Like minor German and European furoreUNDERAGEDDown 19: Kimonos may be useful on the slopes of Mount FujiMONOSKIDDown 21: Terrestrial radiophones not paid offONSHOREDDown 22: Scruffy label on scruffy item of clothingRAGTAGDDown 23: Naval administrator in picture frame turned spyPEPYSDDown 24: Manoeuvre fails to start in rangeAMBIT