The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 25th February 2022 There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 25th February 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: What Jacob was? Leader of House — stuffy with itHAIRLESSAAcross 9: Sadly, I'm doubter about one court making a passing commentOBITERAAcross 10: Don't visit state flooded by river— awash with wood destroyedSTAYAAcross 11: Reading material with digital accessTHUMB INDEXAAcross 12: See 22 downGIBSONAAcross 14: Attempts to cross French sea, being back in boatsTRIREMESAAcross 15: End of road — politician in criminal case bunks offDECAMPSAAcross 17: We turned up to be enthralled by dog showing charmBEWITCHAAcross 20: All mice out to eat a shrubCAMELLIAAAcross 22: Some pang in animals? Certainly in humans!ANGINAAAcross 23: Troublemaker on broadcast intended being heartless, creating harmIMPAIRMENTAAcross 24: See 2AREAAAcross 25: See 9DICTUMAAcross 26: Crack from cleric, idiot in churchCREVASSEDDown 1: Part of Manhattan is sedate surprisinglyEAST SIDEDDown 1: Part of Manhattan is sedate surprisinglyEASTSIDEDDown 2: Difficult situation in Stoke Poges churchyard, reportedly?GREYDDown 3: Not a sort of dreamy movement set up in Oxford collegeMERTONDDown 4: PM to resign? Has to go about it tortuouslyASQUITHDDown 5: Rest in sweet place with ruined houses?BOMB SITEDDown 5: Rest in sweet place with ruined houses?BOMBSITEDDown 6: Looking to keep home that houses nothing innovativePIONEERINGDDown 7: Worship has some here very upliftedREVEREDDown 13: Repairs past being done when one is lacking ___ ?SPAREPARTSDDown 16: Travellers gloomy, drinking beer? Quite the oppositePILGRIMSDDown 18: Upper-class lady against benefit being raisedCONTESSADDown 19: Criminal receiver getting hold of excellent ceramic wareFAIENCEDDown 21: Depression associated with member facing endless shameARMPITDDown 22: A hostile bang smashed by champion tennis playerALTHEADDown 24: See 10AWAY