The Guardian Speedy Answers - Sunday, 22nd February 2015 There are 12 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Speedy crossword on Sunday, 22nd February 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Speedy AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Of a US state bounded by the Appalachians to the east and the Ohio River to the westWEST VIRGINIANAAcross 8: Inhabitants of the Upper Nile originallyNUBIANSAAcross 9: Chattering cousin of a cockatooMACAWAAcross 10: Two singers performing togetherDUETAAcross 11: Place in Hades, according to Homer, where the wicked are punishedTARTARUSAAcross 13: Persian god of light (variant spelling)MITHRAAAcross 14: Italian grape brandyGRAPPAAAcross 17: Office that involves minimal dutiesSINECUREAAcross 19: Gulf war missileSCUDAAcross 21: Unexpected sports outcomeUPSETAAcross 22: HarmfulNOISOMEAAcross 24: Wind upBRINGTOACLOSEDDown 1: BlanchedWANDDown 2: Expose; field of studySUBJECTDDown 3: Small bottle used for medicines, laboratory work, etcVIALDDown 4: ScallywagRASCALDDown 5: Irate mum? (anag)IMMATUREDDown 6: Lay oneself open toINCURDDown 7: Booth, kiosk or counter for the purveying of magazines and papersNEWSSTANDDDown 10: AnticlimaxDAMPSQUIBDDown 12: Cost of a project, perhapsPRICE TAGDDown 15: Instrument of the flute familyPICCOLODDown 16: Unbroken mustangBRONCODDown 18: One born in the US of Japanese emigre parentsNISEIDDown 20: Blue-white metallic element, atomic number 30ZINCDDown 23: PerceptionEYE