The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 27th February 2013 There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 27th February 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Animals from a cold area in The Sound of Music settingALPACASAAcross 5: Medusa's snakes taken upon oneselfASSUMEDAAcross 9: Art of jazz — change backing endlesslyTATUMAAcross 10: About one degree Fahrenheit — sign for actressMIAFARROWAAcross 11: Worried composer accepts one-note instrumentMICROSCOPEAAcross 12: Don't eat such food from a takeawayFASTAAcross 14: Wow! Folk learn new song — possiblyFORALLWEKNOWAAcross 18: Song from one who's intended to entertain 24 getting married — certainly not 24 in serviceAFINEROMANCEAAcross 21: Mormon's last seen by salt lakeTARNAAcross 22: Rolling Stone with first-class stuff in US citySACRAMENTOAAcross 25: Jodie heads for island, needing gentle careFOSTERINGAAcross 26: Divers in Amarillo on springboardsLOONSAAcross 27: Teaching the children in franglais?LESSONSAAcross 28: Year-end frolics in clergyman's homeDEANERYDDown 1: Bogey's mate is playing songASTIMEDDown 2: Place provided by school governors changed by this?PUTSCHDDown 3: Band of gold in furniture for officersCOMMODORESDDown 4: Winner of Nobel Prize climbing a treeSUMACDDown 5: Unaccompanied, a top lady of jazz without pianoA CAPPELLADDown 6: Transport announced for butcherSLAYDDown 7: Lavender planted in battle for girlMARIANNEDDown 8: Song writer's first to enter abbeyDOWN TOWNDDown 8: Song writer's first to enter abbeyDOWNTOWNDDown 13: Tell singer to provide dishPEACH MELBADDown 15: Sea mail at sea with no exceptionsANOMALIESDDown 16: Carol's invitees? True, but 7 would need another 50FAITHFULDDown 17: Record producers? One's in Tardis after doctoringDIARISTSDDown 19: Middle section of serenade? Play it again!ENCOREDDown 20: See 1GOESBYDDown 23: Very strict cook, marginally improvedRIGIDDDown 24: Fiddler, it's said, turned on when hugging the leading ladyNERO