The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 18th February 2020 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 18th February 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: One's left being embraced by 007 at end of movie?BLONDEAAcross 4: One in a class to recall skipping REMEMBERAAcross 9: Ice to glide audiblyFLOEAAcross 10: Greek character, first to get into row, a barbarian!PHILISTINEAAcross 11: Respect with love to the fore? There's some resistanceOHMAGEAAcross 12: Noted person about to be given honour — affected typeCOMPOSERAAcross 13: Epic team's playing — its multidimensionalSPACE-TIMEAAcross 15: Adult in employment suffering setback — one giving away a basic rightESAUAAcross 16: Multitude in hurry, very crampedHIVEAAcross 17: Big chaps set about ending in various theatre rolesSTRAPPERSAAcross 21: Number to sing — something positive or negative?TRILLIONAAcross 22: One who was well known I caught entering cityYORICKAAcross 24: Beetles wandering round in cooler peatCOLEOPTERAAAcross 25: No end of bother in economic collapse — what's missing in it?CASHAAcross 26: Give new order to seaside town?RESORTAAcross 27: Keep from harm in brilliant finishDEFENDDDown 1: Short beauty given hotel work as porterBELLHOPDDown 2: Co-operative stores such an entertaining experienceOPERADDown 3: Most idiotic to cook food on streetDOPIESTDDown 5: Puzzle imagined to be tricky — not the first or lastENIGMADDown 6: Toast Shakespeare's character with drinkBOTTOMSUPDDown 7: Piece of music making man money, we hearRONDEAUDDown 8: Situation in travelling show, including naughty men's actCIRCUMSTANCESDDown 14: People going underground badly restricted — they grumbleCAVILLERSDDown 16: Time to get around bar, sloshing portHARBOURDDown 18: What's in saliva to break up meal, sayAMYLASEDDown 19: Sports field in service, or put out of action?RECUSEDDDown 20: Captains will have this fish aboard shipKIPPERDDown 23: What scoundrel turns up in something frilly?RUCHE