The Guardian Cryptic AnswersWednesday, 24th February 2021 There are 14 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 24th February 2021. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic Answers All PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Shady location for surfersDARKWEBAAcross 5: Heretical movement beyond control after number retiredGNOSTICAAcross 9: Turn, facing celebrity's backPIVOTAAcross 10: Muslim land in east joining assembly of UN at lastSULTANATEAAcross 11: Abridged song a source of inspirationCOMPRESSEDAAcross 12: See 11AIRAAcross 14: Formerly arm 25% of workforce?QUARTERSTAFFAAcross 18: On the verge of binding the enemy over — it's taken long enough!ABOUTTIMETOOAAcross 21: Nationals from banks of Nile roam south, full of enthusiasmNEWAAcross 22: See 21ZEALANDERSAAcross 25: Damaged elastic wears thinINTHEWARSAAcross 26: Italian team's season not begunINTERAAcross 27: Better in French clubs avoiding riskENHANCEAAcross 28: Proxy rule regarding unopened officeREGENCYDDown 1: Dramatist on vacation taking in legendary showDEPICTDDown 2: Do up bows of each vessel within slipwayREVAMPDDown 3: First of items dropped by steward behind small storage containersWATERBUTTSDDown 4: Footing bill, initially lacking changeBASISDDown 5: Peruse underlying facts about primitive duckGOLDENEYEDDown 6: Old ladies switched venue for sporting eventOVALDDown 7: Delinquent, one that's sadly dropped outTEAR AWAYDDown 7: Delinquent, one that's sadly dropped outTEARAWAYDDown 8: Leave fair, out of sortsCLEAR OFFDDown 13: Phenomenal cockney pooch caught in a police trapASTOUNDINGDDown 15: Repeat fee European bank first set upREITERATEDDown 16: Mum queueing where traffic's heaviest?MAIN LINEDDown 16: Mum queueing where traffic's heaviest?MAINLINEDDown 17: Plague hunter possibly gets two-hour shiftDOGWATCHDDown 19: Bell-ringer's relations not convertedSEXTONDDown 20: Raptor thus brought up its foodOSPREYDDown 23: Nearer snatching the lead, but never a victorLOSERDDown 24: Unrewarding tipLEAN