The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 12th February 2024 There are 15 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 12th February 2024. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 7: Popular schoolgirl royally entertained at the Albert Hall?PROMQUEENAAcross 8: Keep one article away from usGUARDAAcross 9: Sack employees in insufficient numbers, getting attacked?UNDER FIREAAcross 9: Sack employees in insufficient numbers, getting attacked?UNDERFIREAAcross 10: A bishop finished, almost — in heaven?ABOVEAAcross 12: Mechanism to eliminate sex crime?DEVICEAAcross 13: Crop tail, suffering in such heatTROPICALAAcross 16: Local speech day: smart chap opens itDIALECTAAcross 19: Top tune, two consecutive notes shortDESCANTAAcross 22: Appointments — mine gets rearrangedMEETINGSAAcross 25: Group of artists urgently enthusiastic?RARINGAAcross 27: Glasses of wine knocked back in bad temperSTROPAAcross 28: Speech to which no one repliesSOLILOQUYAAcross 29: Householder making very slow progressSNAILAAcross 30: Getting into Emirates improperly, very short cutTIMESAVERDDown 1: One for placing behind the silver?BRONZEDDown 2: In August, a stag with lots of points and a beardIMPERIALDDown 3: Trump extremely liable to be disturbingRUFFLEDDown 4: Hide in a corner of Greek islandSECRETEDDown 5: Old lady on airline to India — where exactly?MUMBAIDDown 6: In short test, four or six quiz questions perhapsTRIVIADDown 11: Drink too much to exerciseTOPEDDown 14: Converse about the French holiday homeCHADDown 15: See 14LETDDown 16: Woman entitled to conceal a grand lossDAMDDown 17: See 16AGEDDown 18: Inclination to talk hypocriticallyCANTDDown 20: One bearing stripes from such punishment?CORPORALDDown 21: Area of Europe crumbling into seaESTONIADDown 23: Stretch old canvasEXTENTDDown 24: Also related being deceivedTOOKINDDown 25: To be given a lift not initially approved ofRAISEDDDown 26: Sexless: imagine uterus partially removedNEUTER