The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 20th February 2020 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 20th February 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Don't change this lad's headgearSTETSONAAcross 5: Nancy's to dine, hosting a bossMANAGERAAcross 9: It may consist of cards in packs, as statedINDEXAAcross 10: Plant study by staff after record's retrievedGOLDENRODAAcross 11: Big wheel in London to call meeting of viewersEYE CONTACTAAcross 12: Personnel screen English Oscar starHEROAAcross 14: Bizarre legend about Philby, for oneDOUBLE AGENTAAcross 18: Journalist stayed in Parisian stone flatsPIEDSATERREAAcross 21: Grand Polish foodGRUBAAcross 22: Undermine company male with potentialCOMPROMISEAAcross 25: Scottish case review, one specifically with limits in UKAVIZANDUMAAcross 26: Portion of asparagus revolts petSUGARAAcross 27: Very little money inspires Yankee oil producerSOYBEANAAcross 28: Questionable cult defends American powerSUSPECTDDown 1: Sunny race in suburbs of SydneySMILEYDDown 2: Finished importing uranium providedENDUEDDDown 3: Bardot, say, dodges unruly head of state after congressSEXGODDESSDDown 4: Dark man on board heading offNIGHTDDown 5: Atomic group's spy meets university lecturer in vehicleMOLECULARDDown 6: Book centre out for ChristmasNOELDDown 7: Frenchman and Yank upset one managing plotsGARDENERDDown 8: They entertain camp old soldiersREDCOATSDDown 13: Peter puts up 20 homes for agentsSAFEHOUSESDDown 15: Don turned off, such are Wordsworth's waysUNTRODDENDDown 16: Traveller briefly repelled girl viewerSPYGLASSDDown 17: Collateral damage done to city userSECURITYDDown 19: A bundle of surprising letters left on shelfSINGLEDDown 20: Small island, close to front, privateSECRETDDown 23: Quizzes police sergeant about Unionist politicianPUMPSDDown 24: Plucky people may have to pluck thisGAME