The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 22nd February 2023 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 22nd February 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Page with dotty portraits lacking an introduction to Roy Lichtenstein?POPARTISTAAcross 6: Film having problem over copyrightSCUMAAcross 10: Exploit dwarfSTUNTAAcross 11: Eviscerating every actor in short musical — judgement's hard in these situationsGREYAREASAAcross 12: Shops occasionally team up to train staff at the centreEMPORIAAAcross 13: Forgive unsuccessful service — then turn on computers etcLET IT GOAAcross 14: Something found on desktop computer's terminal following look into corrupt betting app?BLOTTING PAPERAAcross 17: Work by LS Lowry principally means I mostly see factory featuresASSEMBLYLINESAAcross 21: It's Sooty and Sweep's workplace?CHIMNEYAAcross 22: Recalled Rod Liddle's content to leave somebodyNOTABLEAAcross 24: Dictator's stone castle, somewhere in FranceROQUEFORTAAcross 25: Friend trimmed old fabricCHINOAAcross 26: Notice the edges frayed at both endsHEEDAAcross 27: Weak-willed aide yells outEASILYLEDDDown 1: Transmit series made for TV Times and Observer?PASSER-BYDDown 1: Transmit series made for TV Times and Observer?PASSERBYDDown 2: Round in quiz, entertaining studentPLUMPDDown 3: Nutter dancing, wearing plastic red nose on Queen's chart hitRETURNTOSENDERDDown 4: After breaking two hips, older relative wants new implantINGRAINDDown 5: Couple careful on vacation with international power accessoryTIE CLIPDDown 7: No ordinary raconteur's floundering over start of story — here's where things go downhill fastCRESTARUNDDown 8: Charm maiden on course?MASCOTDDown 9: I call 1 across about making small, ultimately filthy sort of broadcastPARTYPOLITICALDDown 15: Painter inspired by place of worship, making master free slaveODALISQUEDDown 16: A drug, which is out of this worldASTEROIDDDown 18: Staff used to celebrate once prime minister called electionMAYPOLEDDown 19: Medicine initially under suspicion after lawyer's debut in courtLINCTUSDDown 20: Lightly burn hard resin shoes on the counterSCORCHDDown 23: British river bad for fishBRILL