The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 6th January 2021 There are 14 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 6th January 2021. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Order sponge that's cut or a piece of cake inside cafeGREASY SPOONAAcross 9: Hospital patient's heart to pound; one in bed, perhaps is not so flatHILLIERAAcross 10: Drink running water with live newt further upBEEF TEAAAcross 11: Harry Potter cast shortly watching oneSPECTATORAAcross 12: Stopped in Australia, mostly at large housesFROZEAAcross 13: Silly me loves writing puzzles after vacation!OOPSAAcross 14: Cold-blooded American being busy leaderCOPPERHEADAAcross 16: Does one tend to watch hot girls soon to get stripped offHOROLOGISTAAcross 19: Old designer leaving Italy to make scent for AmericansODORAAcross 20: Female, not in dresses, stunsROCKSAAcross 21: With a better argument, American Mancini ultimately pens 'keep Moon River'A FORTIORIAAcross 23: Top journalist hiding page that's filled outPLUMPEDAAcross 24: Limited time to cut song during album set backPARTIALAAcross 25: Minor actor helping to win Oscar for projectEXTRAPOLATEDDown 1: Badger poacher with gun dealt reward at the endGOLDEN PARACHUTEDDown 2: Live in sun during retirementEXISTDDown 3: Keep to right entering last passageSTRETTODDown 4: Very neat in retrospect after biro's beginning to dry outSOBER UPDDown 5: Topless shoot that's red hotOPEN FIREDDown 6: Region died: toxin released poisonous gasNITROGEN DIOXIDEDDown 7: Massaging sporty hip, yeah?PHYSIOTHERAPYDDown 8: Film in April, May and June?CALENDARGIRLSDDown 15: Where desires are titillated by top-shelf bustFLESHPOTDDown 17: Family man with pretty secretaryGRANDPADDown 18: Sign accordingly giving envelope for my foreign letterSCORPIODDown 22: Arrival by alien going around EarthTERRA