The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Wednesday, 13th January 2021 There are 15 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Wednesday, 13th January 2021. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: America backed Biden-Trump leadership election? At first, it's not obviousSUBTLEAAcross 4: Substance affected Michael Caine's headCHEMICALAAcross 9: Starts to 'accentuate the affirmative' gripping this poetYEATSAAcross 10: Type of school for angling round at homeFINISHINGAAcross 11: Organising a relay run takes a bit over 50 weeksLUNAR YEARAAcross 12: Not reactive or interactiveINERTAAcross 13: Forking out to cover outrageous bill is charmingSPELLBINDINGAAcross 17: Redundancy offensive involves only Conservative leader separatelyOBSOLESCENCEAAcross 20: The 8 are about to change in CamberwellAMBERAAcross 21: Right lane to turn one of us to strangersEARTHLINGAAcross 23: Digs up 12 butchered in Norfolk townDISINTERSAAcross 24: Cutter's back at last with nickel and ironKNIFEAAcross 25: Boreal throne toppled by sailorsNORTHERNAAcross 26: In China, 2000 and 2012 are tediousDRAG ONAAcross 26: In China, 2000 and 2012 are tediousDRAGONDDown 1: Telescope upset mostly Bohemian young womanSPYGLASSDDown 2: British prince getting smarterBRAINIERDDown 3: Girl captivating girl with the dancing beamsLASERDDown 5: Event in which the murders end badlyHUNDREDMETRESDDown 6: Fervent and overexcited about the central part of confessionalMESSIANICDDown 7: My regularly acerbic majorCRIKEYDDown 8: See 3LIGHTSDDown 10: Summarily dismissed with this noise, lean out in panicFLEAINONESEARDDown 14: Los Angeles Times editor's final hint about intricate passagesLABYRINTHDDown 15: Authentic ingénue's attractiveENTICINGDDown 16: Groom welcomes New Age colourPEA-GREENDDown 18: Hideaway by river in LondonCAMDENDDown 19: Does one leave a terrible bruise?ABUSERDDown 22: Somebody who rambles for an hour about US presidentHIKER