The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 27th February 2020 There are 15 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 27th February 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Parent briefly next to opening of sett, feeding badgerBABY-SITAAcross 1: Parent briefly next to opening of sett, feeding badgerBABYSITAAcross 5: Man's man, 1/100DOUGLASAAcross 9: Skin delicate originally on Queen MotherDERMAAAcross 10: Poisoner: one of ten on the way in the distanceMISTLETOEAAcross 11: Structure dropping off eggs, old guest scoffing most of potOVIPOSITORAAcross 12: Very nearly new name, 1/100VERAAAcross 14: Chap's heart stolen by nation of demons? 1/100DEHAVILLANDAAcross 18: Measurer of depth, thus submerged by a nymphECHO SOUNDERAAcross 21: See 12LYNNAAcross 22: European moves as October Revolution's beginningSERBO-CROATAAcross 25: Standard loom attached to knitted fabric, brieflyTRICOLOURAAcross 26: Some other fractions in the end found by relative, 1/100MOSESAAcross 27: Place hiding agents for a bitSEGMENTAAcross 28: Related group that is equipped to see better?SPECIESDDown 1: Upwardly mobile girl stepping out, bound to sleep aroundBED-HOPDDown 1: Upwardly mobile girl stepping out, bound to sleep aroundBEDHOPDDown 2: Capital, 1/100?BERLINDDown 3: Amphitrite or Salacia, say, imagine holding back daughters and sonsSEAGODDESSDDown 4: Rates: tiniest payment settled upTEMPIDDown 5: Terminated: grid ultimately … has been completedDISSOLVEDDDown 6: Plain menu appearing all fancy, finallyUGLYDDown 7: Speared by Zulu, the rancorous ProtestantLUTHERANDDown 8: Ship's officers tie alien up as stowaway would be?STEWARDSDDown 13: A climber of rocks somewhere in DevonILFRACOMBEDDown 15: Warm necks make do with scarf — place on flower?HOUSEBOATDDown 16: Issue brought up about tedious contractsDEFLATESDDown 17: Fine head — using it?THINKINGDDown 19: Eastern tree: not entirely gigantic features on itBONSAIDDown 20: Police officers once last in exams — still time!STASISDDown 23: 1/100 is painful?BURNSDDown 24: Optimistic desire, 1/100?HOPE