The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 9th January 2013 There are 17 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 9th January 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Blunt warning?TIP-OFFAAcross 1: Blunt warning?TIPOFFAAcross 4: First, little one's about to tell a story of flowersLILIESAAcross 9: Impulse to say game should be turned roundURGEAAcross 10: Health food gets extremely dry — picture a biscuitBRANDYSNAPAAcross 11: Quirky smile, going round the bend to start the day?MUESLIAAcross 12: Arrogant bird? Yes!COCKSUREAAcross 13: Which person's the French girl with energy in large quantitiesWHOLESALEAAcross 15: Give credit for the pound's demiseLENDAAcross 16: Ecstatic, when talking moneyCENTAAcross 17: Checks pitch at pavement's edgeCURBSTONEAAcross 21: Fish taken out of American hard, black conveyancePUSH-BIKEAAcross 22: Carry on making space for operator to come roundRESUMEAAcross 24: Largely off course about sanctimonious little man returning with plantASPIDISTRAAAcross 25: While entertaining reverend gentleman tots will assuredly appearADDSAAcross 26: Romantic songs in silly riddle, after point for daughterLIEDERAAcross 27: Coming from abroad, am I chubby in the nude?ADAMICDDown 1: Hawkeshead, lying in a narrow depression, is in telephone communicationTHROUGHDDown 2: Being 6, dispel wrinklesPRESSDDown 3: Super water colourist caught opening sketching materialsFABRICSDDown 5: Having rashly cued in, bring it on!INDUCEDDown 6: Concentrating on capturing one on board, compelling attentionINSISTENTDDown 7: Marked Cliff, an ardent left-wingerSCARREDDDown 8: Heard to put artic into reverse at some degreeBACCALAUREATEDDown 14: Inlet much improved by midday?LUNCHTIMEDDown 16: Pass round peacekeepers' quarters, offering adviceCOUNSELDDown 18: Except for mum I would have a local jobBARMAIDDDown 19: Typical manic do for this kind of lifeNOMADICDDown 20: Joint I'd brought in to shareDIVIDEDDown 23: Honeybunch?SWARM