The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 28th February 2023 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 28th February 2023. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: One powerful goal, with rich resultOLIGARCHAAcross 5: Protest article's purposeOBJECTAAcross 9: Writer, some lefties say, is ToryESSAYISTAAcross 10: Notice Nick appearing in ...CAVEATAAcross 12: Dusty town in an unspecified locationSPRINGFIELDAAcross 15: Relish short danceSAMBAAAcross 17: Britain's entanglement with EU law starts a tense situationNAILBITERAAcross 18: Model style mostly followed by one in fiveMANNEQUINAAcross 19: Island egg shelled, so to speak?SLANGAAcross 20: One way of seeing action is to have a rowALTERCATIONAAcross 24: Throw covers not even cheap!SHODDYAAcross 25: Start fishing for one of a pairCASTANETAAcross 26: Be quiet, be human and, finally, enjoy this wineSHERRYAAcross 27: Matilda's mate? Crikey! Right into the devil's clutchesMYFRIENDDDown 1: One's silly to accept portal entry initials with identical passwordOPEN SESAMEDDown 2: Home before ten, perhaps play guitar or something similarINSTRUMENTDDown 3: Race fairly, gain evenlyARYANDDown 4: Fun to tie cast in knots — that's entertainmentCOSIFANTUTTEDDown 6: Endless abuse after directors take public transportBOARDABUSDDown 7: Smooth beginning out of this clueEVENDDown 8: Collection for CatherineTATEDDown 11: Carefully selected result by breeding as orderedDESIGNERBABYDDown 13: A television song with nations competing (Eurovision) starts in disagreementAT VARIANCEDDown 14: Spoke about drink after one beganORIGINATEDDDown 16: Poet would need to swap places for religious leaderALEXANDERDDown 21: Not still a prisonASTIRDDown 22: A member of the family in this stateASISDDown 23: See 16POPE