The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 6th March 2013 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 6th March 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Judge after delicate material's cutLACERATEAAcross 9: The Beatles' 24 down?HELLOAAcross 10: Printer's mark, one with a long neck and a halo?STETAAcross 11: Sovereign kidnapped by our Greek revolutionary for Asian communistsKHMER ROUGEAAcross 12: Element, caught in the old feminist style, when retreatingCARBONAAcross 14: Under discussion, case number cut shortTRUNCATEAAcross 15: See 9GOOD-BYEAAcross 15: See 9GOODBYEAAcross 17: See 3THEUSSRAAcross 20: The Beatles' "Girl" suffering among verminMICHELLEAAcross 22: Material exaggerated, gatecrashing partyCOTTONAAcross 23: Element supporting me, I'm thus not entirely unfortunatePROMETHIUMAAcross 24: Sacrifice 3 17, in fullCOSTAAcross 25: Pretentious type taken to court, sayPSEUDAAcross 26: Describing a sex party, not half crude in houseBUNGALOWDDown 1: Find someone to play the scoundrel, old singerCASTRATODDown 2: Bold 3 17, in fullPERTDDown 3: Number of the Beatles' brackish tunes recollectedBACKINDDown 4: Insect in middle of buttercup, little oneTERMITEDDown 5: Total, however, approximateTHOROUGHDDown 6: Current passed through three ducks in pointless medical checkBLOOD COUNTDDown 7: Not wrapping something sweet, wrapper discarded for sweetNOUGATDDown 13: Private place black, what about odd parts of deck? Neither red nor greenBEDCHAMBERDDown 16: Novel eruditely dismissing king for the present timeYULETIDEDDown 18: Garden tools bound to go after opening of spectacular retail outletSHOE-SHOPDDown 19: The Beatles' 10?LETITBEDDown 21: Single sound from a cat coming up, cat finally burst inIRRUPTDDown 22: Stick me among the moneyCEMENTDDown 24: So long coat is actually outselling tops?CIAO