The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Monday, 6th February 2006 There are 13 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Monday, 6th February 2006. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 9: Vehicle free, say, to return, carrying ammunitionCARTRIDGEAAcross 10: Fat left in grillPLUMPAAcross 11: It's not right for in-law to embrace divorceeINEXACTAAcross 12: Instruction to mechanic might be a boreOIL WELLAAcross 13: Pick Scrabble tile EELITEAAcross 14: A comprehensive case?SCHOOLBAGAAcross 16: A number of accident-prone vessels suspendedTENGREENBOTTLESAAcross 19: Literary pirate's underpants?LONG JOHNSAAcross 21: A palindrome of noteMINIMAAcross 22: A contest between two Poles and an ArabSARACENAAcross 23: The talk of the districtDIALECTAAcross 24: Musical numberSCOREAAcross 25: Sick of getting the red card?OFF-COLOURDDown 1: Unintentional change of keyACCIDENTALDDown 2: This area isn't developed wellARTESIANDDown 3: First formCREATEDDown 4: Entrance examination abandoned by universityADITDDown 5: They're certainly not ET fansXENOPHOBESDDown 6: Leave no doubt it's a period on strikeSPELL OUTDDown 7: Magnificent Slav round-upSUPERBDDown 8: Duck, mate! Here comes a stone!OPALDDown 14: Rocket launcherSTEPHENSONDDown 15: Some grates are designed to save fuelGASOMETERSDDown 17: Inferior article press chief turned downREJECTEDDDown 18: Spear carried by many a knightLANCELOTDDown 20: New missile contractNARROWDDown 21: Ploughed a mowed fieldMEADOWDDown 22: Fair appeal for help and loveSO-SODDown 23: Remove a number at the startDOFF