The Guardian Speedy Answers - Sunday, 16th February 2020 There are 12 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Speedy crossword on Sunday, 16th February 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Speedy AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Point; nessHEADLANDAAcross 5: 'Graven image' – an object of worship in the King James BibleIDOLAAcross 9: Very dark, sometimes black, woodEBONYAAcross 10: Flying aceAVIATORAAcross 11: Eponymously-entitled Dickens novelBARNABYRUDGEAAcross 13: Cancels; cuts shortABORTSAAcross 14: ------ Huxley, author of Brave New World (1932)ALDOUSAAcross 17: Noah's descendants' construction, attempting to reach HeavenTOWER OF BABELAAcross 20: Abnormally large statues or powerful peopleCOLOSSIAAcross 21: Target next to the bull's-eye in dartsINNERAAcross 22: ---- Ferrari (1898-1988), founder of the Grand Prix motor racing team of his nameENZOAAcross 23: State that resembles sleep, induced by suggestionHYPNOSISDDown 1: Pay attention!HEEDDDown 2: Mexican fruit tree from the Aztec ahuacatlAVOCADODDown 3: Placing in a grave or tomb; buryingLAYINGTORESTDDown 4: At handNEARBYDDown 6: Obsolete; antiquatedDATEDDDown 7: Gift or money for services or out of benevolence, usually given ostentatiouslyLARGESSEDDown 8: British colonial on the mainland of EuropeGIBRALTARIANDDown 12: Bible-derived song or prayerCANTICLEDDown 15: Titan, personification of the great river the Greeks believed encircled the worldOCEANUSDDown 16: Representation of a person as art or ridiculeEFFIGYDDown 18: Dance in 3/4 timeWALTZDDown 19: Blazonry; weaponryARMS