The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 9th February 2022 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 9th February 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Mrs Jellyby, for one, should improve, speaking ungrammaticallyDO-GOODERAAcross 9: Fast direction out of cityPRESTOAAcross 10: Made a sharp noise, talking in a tranceRAPTAAcross 11: Cut being painful, get on computer to cancel golfTENDERLOINAAcross 12: Superfluous measure, so I took some backOTIOSEAAcross 14: Fill with enthusiasm to revolutionise green lives on EarthENERGISEAAcross 15: Club swam the SerpentineWESTHAMAAcross 17: Tenor joins singing group during quiet day offSABBATHAAcross 20: Appalling racism — it can be very woundingSCIMITARAAcross 22: Glimpse a drum kit, half missingAPERCUAAcross 23: Agent finally disowns politicians, a spooky setSPYSTORIESAAcross 24: Sellers say 'Don't stop'GO ONAAcross 24: Sellers say 'Don't stop'GOONAAcross 25: Drinking too much, bishop goes off dribblingOOZINGAAcross 26: Extremely selfish, muscular Atlas didSHRUGGEDDDown 1: I look up one article on another fairy taleIOLANTHEDDown 2: Time to joke, entering into extra financial burden?MORTDDown 3: A little poem for Proust's girl?ODETTEDDown 4: Noble rank open to knight: earlGRANDEEDDown 5: Strangely, a peer and me touring Hungary may fly togetherEPHEMERADDown 6: One lawyer in casual dress beneath considerationNEGLIGIBLEDDown 7: Looks for audience: they fit in wellSTAIRSDDown 13: Confident visionary said alternative's not on at firstOPTIMISTICDDown 16: Granted that a large idea may fall shortALTHOUGHDDown 18: Be inactive, as old vein's opening in heartTICK OVERDDown 19: Goat is ready to start getting drunk, a debaucheeORGIASTDDown 21: Kidnapper's instruction to make a turn in vehicleCAPTORDDown 22: Ridiculous way muscles bend at the topABSURDDDown 24: See 2GAGE