The Guardian Quick Answers - Thursday, 15th February 2018 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Quick crossword on Thursday, 15th February 2018. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Quick AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: StubbornnessOBSTINACYAAcross 8: Les Misérables authorHUGOAAcross 9: Australian backwater — no big ball (anag)BILLABONGAAcross 10: Mound — dilapidated vehicleHEAPAAcross 13: Type of American folksongBLUESAAcross 15: FallTUMBLEAAcross 16: CorrectsRIGHTSAAcross 17: Monitor, for exampleLIZARDAAcross 19: Red wine from BordeauxCLARETAAcross 20: Turn a rope round something to secure itBELAYAAcross 21: Buddhist monkLAMAAAcross 24: Make neither profit nor lossBREAK EVENAAcross 24: Make neither profit nor lossBREAKEVENAAcross 25: Cash penalty – OKFINEAAcross 26: Language invented by LL ZamenhofESPERANTODDown 2: Sore with a hard core filled with pusBOILDDown 3: Old wives' recital?TALEDDown 4: Take small bitesNIBBLEDDown 5: Fragment of matter left by a fireCINDERDDown 6: Fictional character with special powersSUPERHERODDown 7: Formed of distinct partsCOMPOSITEDDown 11: Painting genreSTILL LIFEDDown 12: StupefactionAMAZEMENTDDown 13: Short printed promotional statementBLURBDDown 14: FoolishSILLYDDown 18: RubbleDEBRISDDown 19: Open-topped container for wine or waterCARAFEDDown 22: Bodily fluids (following 'que'?)SERADDown 23: "Go ___ , young man"WEST