The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 13th March 2013 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 13th March 2013. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Number a town that's owned by a bulldogTENACITYAAcross 5: Like 21 22's 13, a possible clue to 26 8SHAKENAAcross 9: 5 2 (all but electronic) produces refusalNOTHANKSAAcross 10: Skilled at putting gold back into mine openingADROITAAcross 12: McKenna's Act with 20?CAT AND MOUSEAAcross 15: Chat queen's piece gets applauseOPRAHAAcross 17: Transport backed by heroes turning from much backed animalRACE HORSEAAcross 17: Transport backed by heroes turning from much backed animalRACEHORSEAAcross 18: Garment not quite being given away in Australian portFREMANTLEAAcross 19: Enthusiastic volunteering by student from Baltic portMEMELAAcross 20: Boys drink to Conservative, entertaining fellow, one playing records by QueenTOM AND JERRYAAcross 24: Disapprove of articleOBJECTAAcross 25: Turn over state that could be poisonousPTOMAINEAAcross 26: Where monks slept with younger woman, some might sayDORTERAAcross 27: Garment for river — come across without oneTEE SHIRTDDown 1: Fizzy drinks for foal changing sound systemTONIC SOLFADDown 2: See 5NOTSTIRREDDDown 3: 22's length of pitchCHAINDDown 4: Don't be so quick with a prison sentence after oak tree crashed around my headTAKEMORETIMEDDown 6: Bucks village deceived by another with studioHADDENHAMDDown 7: Speed of marriage?KNOTDDown 8: Infestation of fools?NITSDDown 11: Small cafe, revolutionary, getting on in crescentLUNCHEONETTEDDown 13: Thirsty? Swallow one drinkDRYMARTINIDDown 14: Strategic placing of some loyal people in small sectionDEPLOYMENTDDown 16: It's agony to listen to stiff upper lip, perhapsHEARTACHEDDown 21: Fictional agent in sticky situation, no beds availableJAMESDDown 22: See 21BONDDDown 23: More or less open for a drinkAJAR