The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 5th February 2020 There are 16 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 5th February 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Swamp with antelope eating tonsWETLANDAAcross 5: Some tablets, another and then another to get back into shapeELLIPSEAAcross 9: Perfect example of first car …ARCHETYPEAAcross 10: … another goes smoothly alongROLLSAAcross 11: Floor is fine for cyclingKAYOAAcross 12: With people, share predictionDIVINATIONAAcross 14: Inform of allergic reaction to tin?SNITCHAAcross 15: Late king finally coming out for princess, a northernerGEORDIEAAcross 16: One opening homeless person's fileDOSSIERAAcross 18: Soldier's gear, which stays at homeTIN HATAAcross 20: Charlatan, one eluding policeman at storeMOUNTEBANKAAcross 21: Tree minute but unbendingFIRMAAcross 24: Commonly about to hear one who's had itGONNAAAcross 25: In battle with airline I get in the final wordEL ALAMEINAAcross 26: Shambling comedian's hesitation ending in mockeryDODDERYAAcross 27: Chose to be made redundant as detective?DECIDEDDDown 1: Seaweed beginning to wither on frameWRACKDDown 2: After working on yacht, in principle it goes very fastTACHYONDDown 3: Crown close cousin with kissAPEXDDown 4: Extortionate price foolish brother gayly bidDAYLIGHTROBBERYDDown 5: Getting level grade for paperEVENINGSTANDARDDDown 6: Book on Leonardo reissuedLORNADOONEDDown 7: Unable to move, university housed one in flatPALSIEDDDown 8: Old ascetic conceals cold heartESSENCEDDown 13: Band consuming drinks in cabaret performanceSTRIPTEASEDDown 16: Injured old man calls wizard inDAMAGEDDDown 17: Given call to attention, ignoredSHUNNEDDDown 19: Imogen gets to open some bananas, not initially for flavouringANISEEDDDown 22: One half-day, plus a dayMONADDDown 23: Refuse to have gospel read outMARC