The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 19th February 2021 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 19th February 2021. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Laid up in old island stateILLINOISAAcross 9: Could be a barnacle's inappropriate prodGOOSEAAcross 10: Stupid person cutting end off sun-dried meat stripsJERKAAcross 11: Scandalous secrets revealed to chambermaidDIRTY LINENAAcross 12: Robin playing over intro of boy bandRIBBONAAcross 14: Agent who changes players going round country with no capitalCATALYSTAAcross 16: A despicable person gets put away in stirAGITATEAAcross 18: The City Beautiful's light surrounded by gold ringORLANDOAAcross 21: Oddball sailor working over marines by a lakeABNORMALAAcross 23: Royal broadcast copiesPRINCEAAcross 24: Seabed and bank rocks that produce wind?BAKEDBEANSAAcross 26: Trips in central Kurdistan initially become unhealthyFALLAAcross 27: Area of Northumberland that's handy for suckers?THUMBAAcross 28: Master knight called HillSURMOUNTDDown 1: Scales tipped against popular government leader taking a restSLEEPINGDDown 2: See 26 acrossSICKDDown 3: Mean to follow this middle courseGOLDENDDown 4: No flyer needs oxygen, by the way — laughable!OSTRICHDDown 5: Like certain sisters said 'fruit'UGLYDDown 6: Short time I'd arranged with ailing artistMODIGLIANIDDown 7: Corner the rest of Members of ParliamentRECESSDDown 13: Uncommunicative book put out — end is awfulBUTTONED-UPDDown 15: Salt content of tobaccoTARDDown 17: Bell's unfinished bookTOMDDown 19: Avoid fish and small fowlDUCKLINGDDown 20: Canned eels can have a purifying effectCLEANSEDDown 22: Cracker from a tube, possibly today's lastBEAUTYDDown 23: Danish father's go?PASTRYDDown 25: Honey bishop hid in treeBABYDDown 26: Bow adjuster changed for goodFROG