The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 18th February 2022 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 18th February 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Advisor who's not welcome to dine in rugby players' clubBACKSEAT DRIVERAAcross 8: Corrupt leaders in thrash arranged inside Number TenTAINTAAcross 9: Official to an extent securing home cover againREFINISHAAcross 11: Artist drawing horse behind farm animalHOGARTHAAcross 12: He investigates passing round pickle sandwichesCORONERAAcross 13: What must be cracked on vehicleREBUSAAcross 15: Expert insight for furnishingPROVISIONAAcross 17: Husband has problems stifling camp inclinationsHILLSIDESAAcross 20: Business chief pockets £50 in big fiddle?CELLOAAcross 21: It stores crude ancient booze tucked into by setterOILDRUMAAcross 23: Sign of virtue from samurai, periodically welcoming new roleAUREOLAAAcross 25: Chucking away soggy food, about to stuff faceDISPOSALAAcross 26: Tea drunk by queen in Royal Gala, sayEATERAAcross 27: Positions men take up in Waterloo and Austerlitz?BATTLESTATIONSDDown 1: Gutless emperor trembled after very macho glanceBUTCHERSHOOKDDown 2: Stick characters in erotic lingerieCLINGDDown 3: Takes off part of the weekend, given flowersSATIRISESDDown 4: What pretentious people put on, hot in transportAIR-SHIPDDown 4: What pretentious people put on, hot in transportAIRSHIPDDown 5: Ate up most of ham, in realityDE FACTODDown 6: Bull's neighbour has meal first offINNERDDown 7: A must see: Stalin getting overthrownESSENTIALDDown 10: Old browser? A bot runs ours looselyBRONTOSAURUSDDown 14: British recalling space traveller's instrumentBALALAIKADDown 16: Getting cross, perhaps, in my play area before timeINCORRECTDDown 18: Land's ground seemed to contain nitrogenDEMESNEDDown 19: Bulb, one often lit up around foyerSHALLOTDDown 22: Plant once again lush, climbingREPOTDDown 24: Boutros Boutros-Ghali's repeated conclusionOUTRO