The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Friday, 16th February 2024 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Friday, 16th February 2024. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Waves card around at sportROLLER SKATINGAAcross 10: Aware of article following working partyONTHEBALLAAcross 11: Thrust using energy after breatherLUNGEAAcross 12: Humorous style of club comedy at lastIRONYAAcross 13: Record of employment from phone company on network in BristolTIME SHEETAAcross 14: Competition missing Tango – Strictly's biggest character quitsEVENSAAcross 16: However, large book covering business is expected?YETTOCOMEAAcross 17: Press regularly film one in Provence drinking wineIMPORTUNEAAcross 19: Give up in year contestants' foxtrot's censoredYIELDAAcross 21: Get bruise opening shopPOUNDLANDAAcross 23: Breaks statuesBUSTSAAcross 24: Teacher's tips for our orchestra before musical King and IRABBIAAcross 25: Elaborate move abroad right awayEXPATIATEAAcross 26: Somehow gentrifying centre of Balham in an alarming wayFRIGHTENINGLYDDown 2: Published five books on European defeat at the pollsOUTVOTEDDown 3: Keep out of the way 6 timesLIEBYDDown 4: Schedules with time diminishing for cookROASTDDown 5: Distance remote controlled oven nearly startsKILOMETREDDown 6: Every way to penetrate politician's falsehoodTALLSTORYDDown 7: Positive or negative news about old loveNON-ZERODDown 7: Positive or negative news about old loveNONZERODDown 8: Romances by Shakespeare, originally including moving period piece mostly involving RomeoBODICERIPPERSDDown 9: Abandoned feud – arrest the cleanerFEATHERDUSTERDDown 15: Destroying protection from the sun – American becomes redSHREDDINGDDown 16: I may tune out boxing ring – whatever!YOUNAMEITDDown 18: Perhaps Mario Balotelli's header, excellent at first, goes over the bar ultimatelyPLUMBERDDown 20: Tangle as some girl ran sneakily uphillENSNARLDDown 22: Detectives number sampleDIPINDDown 23: Staff stay in?BATON