The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 6th February 2013 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 6th February 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Plant some borders, no differentSESAMEAAcross 4: Cuckoo out to preserve birdTOUCANAAcross 9: Lady singing, good rangeGAGAAAcross 10: Not entirely cool, getting bowled in third awkward deliveryCHILDBIRTHAAcross 11: Threaten to pin tail on monkeyIMPENDAAcross 12: Happy to accept counter-flowing effluent escapesGETSAWAYAAcross 13: Articles to film for the body expertANATOMISTAAcross 15: 23's interpretation of self or Iman?LIFEAAcross 16: 23's musicalFAMEAAcross 17: One bleating about pallor, primarily, has need for dark pigmentLAMPBLACKAAcross 21: Made shameless by beer and rum, Diaz's bottom pinchedBRAZENEDAAcross 22: Out of bed, tired but happyUPBEATAAcross 24: Body of water, fluid Asian 2?CASPIAN SEAAAcross 25: Pay freeze finally put on comedianWAGEAAcross 26: See 15ONMARSAAcross 27: Dissenters, two of whom for 23?REBELSDDown 1: 23's leading handSTARMANDDown 2: 23's one single, it's cut see!SPACEDDown 3: The Queen spoken to, having squashed rat that's driven overMACADAMDDown 5: See 2ODDITYDDown 6: 23's feature, a fix up ending in brawlCHINAGIRLDDown 7: Psycho's skull?NUT CASEDDown 7: Psycho's skull?NUTCASEDDown 8: Pop song underlining the ultimate character, 23ZIGGYSTARDUSTDDown 14: Where it's unclear which way to turn, phosphorus injected into side as sedativeTEMAZEPAMDDown 16: Mishmash newspaper found in Portuguese cityFARRAGODDown 18: Fruit getting mature's brought downPLUMAGEDDown 19: 23's influencesCHANGESDDown 20: Partial brunette, then?UNFAIRDDown 23: Frontiersman finds the front line at regular intervalsBOWIE